Museum Finds a Special Spot for Hussein Portrait

At the National Infantry Museum in Ft. Benning, one of its most prized paintings lies flat on the floor, covered by glass, so visitors can walk on it. Museum director Frank Hanner thought that the most appropriate way to display a large oil painting of Saddam Hussein brought home by U.S. troops from Iraq.

Hanner said he’s following the lead of the former Iraqi leader, who put former President Bush’s image on the floor of a Baghdad hotel. In Islamic culture, showing someone the bottom of your foot or the sole of your shoe is a great insult.