Saddam sons' bodies had "Facial Reconstruction" no evidence of suicide (Reuters)

Reuters | 25-jul-03 | Reuters

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13:29 25Jul2003 RTRS-REUTERS SHOWN BODIES BY US OFFICIALS, CORRESPONDENT SAYS LOOK LIKE SADDAM SONS 13:32 25Jul2003 RTRS-BODIES HAVE UNDERGONE "FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION", U.S. MILITARY SAYS 13:33 25Jul2003 RTRS-U.S. OFFICIALS SAY NO EVIDENCE SADDAM SONS COMMITTED SUICIDE 13:37 25Jul2003 RTRS-Reuters sees Baghdad bodies, look like Saddam sons

BAGHDAD, July 25 (Reuters) - Officials from the U.S.-led administration in Iraq showed independent journalists two corpses on Friday that Washington says it is sure are the bodies of Saddam Hussein's sons. "I've been shown the bodies and they do appear to be those of Uday and Qusay," Reuters correspondent Andrew Marshall said from a makeshift, tented U.S. military morgue at Baghdad's international airport. U.S. officials say they are certain that their troops killed the hated brothers in rocket strikes on a villa in the northern city of Mosul on Tuesday. It is keen to convince Iraqis they no longer have any reason to fear the former ruling family but many say they remain unconvinced by photographs. U.S. officials said there was no evidence the sons committed suicide. A U.S. military official said the bodies had undergone post-mortem "facial reconstruction". ((Reporting by Andrew Marshall, writing by Alastair Macdonald, editing by Howard Goller))

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[theophilusscribe]

Ping—Good catch.

[anniegetyourgun]

To Reuters, one man's facial reconstruction is another man's "dead chic".....

[Mind-numbed Robot]

A U.S. military official said the bodies had undergone post-mortem "facial reconstruction".

What the heck does that mean? Why the suicide comment? Reuters is getting weirder.

[Carolina]

To Reuters, one man's facial reconstruction is another man's "dead chic".....

Death becomes them...

[Dog]

Lets all be careful here ......Reuters tends to make up stories...

[demlosers]

Rueters is like the BBC; they like to discredit and cast doubt with flimsy crap.

[yonif]

Why is the media making such a big deal of learning everything there is to know about these corpses? Who gives a crap, they are dead, and we must move on to crush the remaining killers.

[KS Flyover]

Reuters Sees Baghdad Bodies, Look Like Saddam Sons
Fri July 25, 2003 07:41 AM ET

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Officials from the U.S.-led administration in Iraq showed independent journalists two corpses on Friday that Washington says it is sure are the bodies of Saddam Hussein's sons.

"I've been shown the bodies and they do appear to be those of Uday and Qusay," Reuters correspondent Andrew Marshall said from a makeshift, tented U.S. military morgue at Baghdad's international airport.

U.S. officials say they are certain that their troops killed the hated brothers in rocket strikes on a villa in the northern city of Mosul on Tuesday. It is keen to convince Iraqis they no longer have any reason to fear the former ruling family but many say they remain unconvinced by photographs.

U.S. officials said there was no evidence the sons committed suicide. A U.S. military official said the bodies had undergone post-mortem "facial reconstruction."

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=MO4VVMZHM0OH2CRBAEOCFFA?type=topNews&storyID=3159332

[meenie]

I get the impression that DNA matches are necessary before paying the 30 mil reward.

[Rebelbase]

There were earlier reports that one of the sons had shot himself.

[Terp]

If this is true that? It's the stupidist thing I ever heard. Why the facial reconstruction? Now those who are looking for an excuse to doubt that their dead will run with this ball. Stupid, stupid, stupid in my opinion!!! Don't the people who are in charge have any common sense. The egg heads are in charge. I hope I'm wrong!!! But it looks like not!!!

[Hatteras]

"post-mortem "facial reconstruction".

Does that mean they had to scrape half their faces off the wall and slap them back on with a little Krazy Glue?

[Carolina]

Reuters tends to make up stories

As well as some other "illustrious" news outlets.

[yonif]

Does that mean they had to scrape half their faces off the wall and slap them back on with a little Krazy Glue?

I think it was more like taking the WALLS off their terrorist faces.

[Dog]

Fox just said each of the "kids" died of 20 gunshots....

[Miss Marple]

Reuters reporter: Is this how they looked when you found them?

Military official: Well, we did have to put their eyeballs back in and close their eyes.

Reporter (typing furiously on laptop): Aha! Facial reconstruction!!

[Revelation 911]

Nah - its believeable

Udays cheeks appeared crushed and his nose was way off center - the other perp didnt look too bad at all - 'cept for that tow rocket enema

Thats gonna leave a mark