.. except for Saddam Hussein, therefore the reason why most Americans say "Soddom" instead of Saddam has nothing to do with linguistic variance. the mispronounciation is a result of how the name Saddam entered the American lexicon- through the objective, fair, honest reporting of corporate media. for most people, their point of exposure to that name was the mainstream media.

think back to when you were introduced to the person of Saddam Hussein. it was pretty much standard practice for all the mainstream pundits, gov't officials, and so on to repeatedly call Saddam "Soddom". the persistent reference to "Soddom" was intentionally committed to make the obvious subliminal parallel w/ the biblical Sodom. you can take a number of educated guesses as to why this was the case, but i'll post a few articles on it in a bit.

«SiG»
“Stand out firmly for Justice as witness before God, even against yourselves, against your kin and against your parents, against people who are rich or poor. Do not follow your inclinations or desires lest you deviate from Justice."
-Qur’an 4:135