The Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen
Saddam Hussein Bust Creates Controversy

A large head from one of Saddam Hussein's many statues in Iraq has been put on display in the Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen. It claims that it is the first museum in the UK to have such an object on display. But there have been objections to the artefact, with accusations that the museum is guilty of war looting. The head comes from a statue thought to have been on display in Basra which was pulled down by troops when they entered the town. It is part of an exhibition called "A Soldier's Perspective" containing propaganda material from various conflicts.

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