The bodyguard, Gen. Abid Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti, ranked as the No. 4 most-wanted Iraqi and dubbed the "ace of diamonds" in the American military's playing card-style "top 55 list," was captured on Monday, the United States Central Command said. (New York Times)<p>A distant cousin of Saddam, Mahmud, 46, was the ace of diamonds on the U.S. deck of cards portraying leaders of Saddam's government. (AP)<p>He is the "ace of diamonds" in the U.S. military's playing-card system. (Orlando Sentinel)<p>He was the Ace of Diamonds in a pack of cards depicting Iraqi fugitives that has been issued to U.S. troops. (Reuters)<p> The arrest of Mahmud, the ace of diamonds in the 55-card pack of Iraq's most wanted, ``is a significant capture,'' White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said yesterday. (Bloomberg)<p>*** ... and so on. Can't we grow up?***
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