Iraqi sculptor once forced to work for Saddam Hussein is trying to build a new life in the U.S.
(LA Times Dodgers)

Under Saddam Hussein, Iraqi artist Alaa Al-Saffar was forced to sculpt large statues to suit the dictator´s whims. After Hussein fell from power, Al-Saffar began receiving death threats and eventually fled to the U.S. Now living in El Cajon, he´s still waiting to find out if he will be granted...