CLEAN : AFP journalist recalls the events

The transcript describes the disconnect between Iraqi officials and reality, as they continued to claim imminent victories. It highlights the symbolic moment when Saddam Hussein's statue was toppled, contrasting it with its inauguration a year earlier. A poignant scene is described where an elderly man extinguishes his cigarette on the fallen statue, symbolizing the moment's significance.

Décrivez la scène que le narrateur a observée avec le vieil homme de 75 ans.

Que symbolisait pour le narrateur la scène de l'abattage de la statue?