Top 10 Protest Symbols

The Fall of Saddam
While the advisability of the U.S. invasion of Iraq will long be a matter of debate, the overthrow of one of the world's most notorious dictators was inarguably a moment of jubilation for many Iraqis. On April 9, 2003, as U.S. troops moved into Baghdad, Iraqi citizens slipped a noose around the neck of a statue of Saddam Hussein in Firdos Square and dragged it from its plinth with the assistance of a detachment of U.S. Marines and their armored vehicle. The towering statue was subsequently beheaded and dragged through the streets. The effusive demonstration was a stunning symbol of the nation's liberation from Saddam's brutal regime.

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