Rumsfeld: Photographs of Qusay and Uday Will Be Released

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[hole_n_one]

Rumsfeld: Photographs of Qusay and Uday Will Be Released
VOA News
23 Jul 2003, 23:07 UTC

U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says the United States will release photographs of the bodies of Saddam Hussein's sons Qusay and Uday to prove they are dead.

Mr. Rumsfeld gave no timeframe for the release, but said Wednesday the photographs would soon be made available.

Earlier Wednesday, the top U.S. ground commander in Iraq, General Ricardo Sanchez said four former Iraqi officials had identified Qusay and Uday's bodies. The two were killed in a Tuesday U.S. military operation in the city of Mosul.

General Sanchez also said dental records for Qusay were a perfect match, and they were a 90 percent match for Uday, whose teeth had been damaged. Both Hussein brothers inspired fear in Iraqis. Qusay headed the country's security apparatus and was considered Saddam's likely successor. Uday led the Fedayeen militia and was known for ordering the torture and killing of thousands of people.

General Sanchez also announced that U.S. forces have captured the former commander of Iraq's Special Republican Guard, Barzan Abd al-Ghafur Sulayman Majid.

Also Wednesday, an Arabic-language television station broadcast another audio tape purportedly recorded by Saddam Hussein. Al-Arabiya television says the tape was recorded on July 20th -- two days before the Mosul operation.

There was no immediate way to confirm the tape's authenticity.

[blam]

I've read that they had made attempts to disguise themselves. I wonder how this will 'play' with the Iraqi people.

[hole_n_one]

A cloud of dust and smoke billows out from a building hit with a TOW missile launched by the Army in Mosul.

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A cloud of dust and smoke billows out from a building hit with a TOW missile launched by soldiers of the Army's 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) on July 22, 2003, in Mosul, Iraq. Saddam Hussein's sons Qusay and Uday were killed in a gun battle as they resisted efforts by coalition forces to apprehend and detain them. DoD photo by Sgt. Curtis G. Hargrave, U.S. Army. (Released)

[PhiKapMom]

Tonight it was reported on our news that Tariq Aziz was one of the people that identified the bodies.

[Kevin Curry]

Tonight it was reported on our news that Tariq Aziz was one of the people that identified the bodies.

Why should we beleive that duplicitous snake?

[hole_n_one]

Flame erupts from a building hit with a TOW missile launched by soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division in Mosul.

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Flame erupts from a building hit with a TOW missile launched by soldiers of the Army's 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) on July 22, 2003, in Mosul, Iraq. Saddam Hussein's sons Qusay and Uday were killed in a gun battle as they resisted efforts by coalition forces to apprehend and detain them. DoD photo by Spc. Robert Woodward, U.S. Army. (Released)

[Yardstick]

**NPR snotty liberal bias alert!**

Listening to NPR on my homeward commute today, I heard Guy Raz say something like "the Pentagon announced that it would be releasing photos of the dead Uday and Qusay, even though it had complained when Iraq aired pictures of dead U.S. soldiers."

It was such a snide little barb and oh so typical of NPR. I wanted to take off my shoe and beat the radio speaker, but I resisted the urge (as I almost always do) and it passed.

Did anyone else hear this?

[sarasmom]

If Rumsfield decides this is the best option, I stand behind his proven record, and his greater ability to make the correct choice.
I am not a Bushbot, but I see no reason to second guess Rumsfield.

[Howlin]

I believe viewing by a dozen leaders wouldn't hurt..

Perhaps a world wide tour is in order, starting in North Korea.

[PhiKapMom]

Because he was not the only one to identify them and they had identifying marks on the one who had used a can to walk with and dental records were used for the other one.

Aziz isn't dumb -- he wants to live and being helpful is one way to do it!

[Redcloak]

knock, knock...

Who is it?

...candygram.

Who?

...pizza delivery.

We didn't order a pizza.

...flowers.

Flowers? For who?


...room service.

C'mon... Who is this?


...landshark.

Who?

...101st Airborne.

Oh! Why didn't you say so? Come on i... AAAAHHHH!!!

[Howlin]

Far out.

[mewzilla]

Iraq could also use a Madame Tussaud's I'll bet...

[Howlin]

ROFLMAO......very tasteful!

[Howlin]

blam, is there a link to that article?

[Howlin]

LOL.

I"m sitting here wondering why a death thread is so funny!

[Howlin]

Yes. For the tourists. :-)

[mewzilla]

Heck, even for the locals. Everyone in Iraq probably lost a friend or a loved one to these butchers, or knows someone who did.

[jwalsh07]

:-} Thank you Ma'am.

[Interesting Times]

Ping to #5

[browardchad]

Nice work on the pictures. The troops look like they're enjoying the fireworks -- from a safe distance, for a change. Payback is a b-tch.