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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
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