{"article":{"id":118677,"heading":"Gladiators in Fallujah","author":"fed to the lions","created":"2004-11-08 17:58:40","modified":"2005-08-15 03:04:40","last_modified":"Mon, 15 Aug 2005 10:04:40","article":"<p>US occupation forces of the Marine 1st Division dress as gladiators to stage a mock gladiatorial combat and 'Ben-Hur' style chariot race at their base outside Fallujah on Saturday, Nov. 6 , 2004 (Photo - AP Photo\/Anja Niedringhaus). It is not known if the troops also chanted, 'Hail, emperor, those who are about to die salute you' (Ave imperator, morituri te salutant), before entering the very real combat in Fallujah.<\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","summary":"Support our Dupes","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2004\/11\/gladiators.jpg","filesize":"20.1 kibibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2004\/11\/118677.php","image":{"original":"\/uploads\/2004\/11\/gladiators.jpg","small":"\/uploads\/2004\/11\/gladiators.jpgthumb.jpg"}},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}