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Comedian Russell Peters, left, model Mayra Veronica and actor Wilmer Valderrama sit in former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's chair at the Al Faw Palace at Camp Liberty in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 22, 2007. The trio accompanied Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright on a USO tour to visit troops on Thanksgiving.

Comedian Russell Peters, left, model Mayra Veronica and actor Wilmer Valderrama sit in former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's chair at the Al Faw Palace at Camp Liberty in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 22, 2007. The trio accompanied Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright on a USO tour to visit troops on Thanksgiving.

Comedian Russell Peters, left, model Mayra Veronica and actor Wilmer Valderrama sit in former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's chair at the Al Faw Palace at Camp Liberty in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 22, 2007. The trio accompanied Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright on a USO tour to visit troops on Thanksgiving.

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