W. H. Hill's drawing (on the left above) simultaneously displays a young lady and an older woman, with the former's ear, cheek and necklace as the latter's eye, nose and mouth. While the old lady is shown in profile and close-up, one observes the young woman's bust from somewhere behind at a three-quarters angle.
Had the North American soldiers who on 13-14 December 2003 captured the Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein and, with less than transparent honesty, conveyed to him President George Bush junior's "regards" in response to that President's spontaneous offer to negotiate, immediately placed him in the hands of Iraq's interim Ruling Council instead of, as has happened, permitting him to be subjected, no matter howsoever willingly, to interrogation by United States' citizens who are unlikely to have shared any of the Arab leader's religious beliefs, cultural values or historical perspectives, hopes for a true and lasting peace this century might have been brighter. The well constructed hiding-place in which the Iraqi leader was eventually found, possibly as a result of bribery and betrayal, will have reminded many of the so called priests' hiding-holes that were common in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I …
Wisdom 11:20
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