He has known for ages why a sturdy bombardier rides alongside the officer at the head of each battery, and why he is given a special name.

The pumps now draw water from this tank, instead of from the Croton main as formerly.

The ragged fugitive dragged from a spider hole near Tikrit in December 2003 was physically diminished - Saddam lost weight on the run - and the subsequent incarceration and near invisibility whittled his relevance.

Coordinate term: mat leave