'ELVIS' HUSSEIN

Saddam-spotting a national pastime in Iraq

Sightings of ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, Washington's most-wanted man, have him dressed in an Arab robe, bearded and in sunglasses moving from hideout to hideout using three cars. Others, equally dubious, have him sitting on the floor of a humble Bedouin home eating a meagre meal with the family. He's even said to have visited a Mosul doctor.
'This guy's Elvis,' said Gen. David Patraeus, commander of the 101st Airborne Division, in northern Iraq.
Claims of Saddam spottings, most of them absurd, flood a hot line the U.S. army has set up for tips on Saddam's whereabouts and weapons caches. The enthusiasm is no surprise, as someone eventually will earn the $25-million US bounty offered for his capture.