] While global markets fret over the prospects of war in
] Iraq, an Irish Internet trading exchange is doing nicely
] offering futures contracts on how long Iraqi leader
] Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) will hold on to power.
]
]
] Dublin-based Tradesports, better known for taking punts
] on soccer, allows investors to bet whether President Bush
] (news - web sites) will be re-elected, who will win the
] Oscars (news - web sites) -- even how much snow will fall
] in New York.

Time Runs Out for Saddam at the Betting Exchange