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In Iraq, Saddam's ageing superyachts attest to legacy of excess, war / 33AW8EF
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Frozen in time for 20 years, two superyachts lie at the confluence of Iraq's Tigris and Euphrates rivers, bearing witness to the false glories of former dictator Saddam Hussein. Just a few hundred metres separate the grandiose vessels on the Shatt al-Arab waterway in Iraq's southern city of Basra, but despite their proximity, they have met very different fates. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES