A U.S. soldier of the Fourth Infantry Division climbs out of the spider hole, in which Saddam Hussein was hiding when he was captured by U.S. troops on Dec. 13, during a media visit to the farm near Tikrit, December 15, 2003.

'I'm Saddam Hussein, I'm the president of Iraq and I'm willing to negotiate',' he was quoted as saying by Major Brian Reed, of the Fourth Infantry Division which captured him. (Reuters Tv/Reuters)