On 14 December 2003, the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was discovered and captured by the US Army’s 4th Division in a hole in the ground – eight months after the ›fall‹ of Baghdad.

Nine days later, on 23 December 2003, the following press release was circulating:

The US Army plans to bring Saddam's Hole In The Ground to the United States

(Press release dated 23 December 2003 – 15:44
Source: shortnews.stern.de)

The hole in the ground where the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was found is to be transported to the United States. The transport will be a massive undertaking, but according to the Americans, it is worth the effort. The hideout will be taken to the Fort Hood military base in Texas, as this is where the Fourth Division, which arrested Saddam, is stationed. The hole in the ground will then serve as a memorial to terrorism and a tourist attraction. US Army spokesman Major Gordon Tate said that engineers are working to make the project a reality.

The photograph shows a 1:30 scale model of the earth-hole transport. It is part of an installation entitled THEME PARK ›ERDLOCH‹ (= Hole in the Ground) (2005/2022)