Iraqis still want proof Saddam sons are dead

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L24137032.htm

BAGHDAD, July 25 (Reuters) - An Iraqi engineer demanded the bodies of Saddam Hussein's sons be dragged through the streets of Baghdad to prove their deaths, despite U.S. assurances they were killed this week in the northern city of Mosul.

U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said in Washington on Thursday he had ordered the release of U.S. photographs of the corpses of Uday and Qusay Hussein to help convince frightened Iraqis that Saddam's reign was truly over.

Iraqi television broadcast pictures of the blood-spattered, bearded faces of the two, but many Iraqis were unable to see them due to power cuts plaguing the country.

In Baghdad, the engineer, who gave his name only as Muhammad, echoed widespread scepticism among Iraqis that Saddam's feared sons had indeed been killed in a shootout with U.S. troops at a villa in Mosul on Tuesday.

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[indictrichardperle]

1. that villa in Kurd territory

had earlier been used as a military outpost by US troops, i just aint buying this bullshit.
http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=34571

200 troops, helicopters and it took 6 hours to "neutralize, 2 men, a handicapped man and a 14 year old. Yea sure, and im sure hanging out in Kurd territory is "realistic".

This isnt going to convince any Iraqis, but it wasnt meant to. This is pure domestic politics, meant for murican consumption. Lets see some straight on photos, not at an angle, this will be dis-proved in a hurry.

[msanger]

2. you mean they don't believe the bush adminstration?

I've started a Daily List of Lies as The list is pretty short, but I just started it today.

[EconomicsDude]

8. Hmmm...

...interesting site, thanks for the link and going to the trouble to start cataloging these things.

[0007]

3. If Rumsfield indeed wanted to gain

the love of Iraq, he would have personally dragged the two bodies through out the country side.

Some are saying that this may be a trick! Why the photos of the dead Husseins?

[maxanne]

4. where are the bodies

does anyone know what will happen to the bodies of these men?

[Abe Linkman]

5. Neck doesn't look like Qusay's neck: one thick, one much thinner

Hard to believe that's really Qusay. Examine the neck in a photo of the live Qusay, then look at the one of the "dead" Qusay.

[caledesi]

6. All the other predictions of these thugs have failed...so why

should this be any different? Hello? I "have seen this part of the show before".....Now, the Iraqis don't even believe it.

3 troops died today. What do you have to say to that Rummy?

I know, I know..."Are people gonna die? Yeah, you bet."

That f*cking pig.

[leesa]

7. So do I...what is this, the third time they've been killed in this war?