[MSNBC]

A popular British newspaper opened a competition on Saturday with the sole prize a chunk of the giant bronze statue of toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein that was torn down in Baghdad.

To qualify for the winning draw, readers of the top selling Sun tabloid just have to do identify which country Iraq invaded in 1990, triggering the first Gulf War.

The Sun, which has been using the wave of patriotic support that surged after U.S. and British troops invaded Iraq last month to boost its circulation, said the winner would be the first correct answer picked out of a beret.

I want to know which part of the Saddam statue the prize is before I enter. There are some collectibles just not worth owning.

Besides, I'm waiting to get my hands on one of Saddam's paintings.

This one would look particularly nice underneath a black light, don't you think?

photo from BBC