by Marshall Poe
Saddam’s Fate
Since his capture, last December, Saddam Hussein has been held by the U.S. military. He is no doubt wondering about his eventual fate, and so are others. BetonSports.com, a UK bookmaker, is offering numerous bets on what will befall the "Butcher of Baghdad" by December 31, 2004. Here is some of the recent action.
3 to 2: will be sentenced to life in prison
2 to 1: will be sentenced to death
2 to 1: will sign a deal with the United States to reveal Osama bin Laden's whereabouts
3 to 1: will be murdered
4 to 1: will be sent to Guantánamo
5 to 1: will commit suicide
20 to 1: will escape prison
20 to 1: will correspond with Michael Jackson
30 to 1: will convert to Christianity and give a testimonial on The 700 Club
150 to 1: will be found innocent
150 to 1: will run for President of Iraq
150 to 1: will come out of the closet
150 to 1: will marry Chelsea Clinton
150 to 1: will be a contestant on American Idol
150 to 1: will win a Nobel Prize
150 to 1: will golf with Wesley Clark
150 to 1: will date Britney Spears
Marshall Poe is an Atlantic staff researcher.
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