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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (107841)	7/24/2003 5:56:53 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

I would like to see one of those reports stating quite clearly that the object is demoralization. The primary objective, from what I have seen, is to prove to the Iraqis they are dead, so as to quell rumors.

To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (107841)	7/24/2003 6:01:36 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 281500

BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 24 — Hoping to convince wary Iraqis that Saddam Hussein’s eldest sons had been killed, the U.S. military on Thursday released photos of the corpses of Odai and Qusai Hussein. The photos were released as coalition forces were warned to expect an increase in the attacks that have killed numerous soldiers — including three on Thursday who died when their convoy was hit by gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades in northern Iraq.... ....The release of the photographs was a move by the military to convince skeptical Iraqis that the feared brothers were dead. Many Iraqis, especially Saddam supporters, believed the story of the brothers’ killing was concocted by the U.S. military to demoralize opponents of their occupation of the country. U.S. President Bush hailed the deaths of Saddam’s sons. “The careers of two of the regime’s ... henchmen came to an end,” Bush said Thursday. “Now more than ever, the Iraqis can know that the former regime is gone and is not coming back.” SKEPTICISM PERSISTS But some Iraqis remained skeptical of the authenticity of the photos. “I’m not convinced the pictures shown are of Odai and Qusai, and even if they were, I’m not happy. I would have been happy if they were captured alive and brought to justice before the Iraqi people,” said Shant Agob, 37, an accountant who saw the photos broadcast. While some in the Arab world criticized the United States for releasing what they believed to be fake photographs, others argued that even if they were authentic, releasing them violated standards the United States itself had championed. July 22 — Odai and Qusai Hussein were, by all accounts, the embodiment of evil. NBC’s Andrea Mitchell reports. “When Iraq broadcast photos of dead American soldiers, the U.S. considered that against human rights,” said Jordanian political analyst Sahar al-Qassem. “So, why are they violating that now by showing such inhumane pictures?” A military spokesman said journalists would be allowed to film the bodies for themselves Friday to dispel any doubts the photos were authentic. CRITICISM OF PHOTO RELEASE While some in the Arab world criticized the United States for releasing what they believed to be fake photographs, others argued that even if they were authentic, releasing them violated standards the U.S. itself had championed. “When Iraq broadcast photos of dead American soldiers, the U.S. considered that against human rights,” said Jordanian political analyst Sahar al-Qassem said. “So, why are they violating that now by showing such inhumane pictures?” Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld defended the decision at a Pentagon briefing, saying, “This is an unusual situation. This regime has been in power for decades. These two individuals were particularly vicious individuals. ... They are now dead. ... The Iraqi people have been waiting for confirmation of that, and they in my view deserve having confirmation of that.”... msnbc.com

To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (107841)	7/24/2003 7:31:43 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

You are going to have to get out more JS. If you listen TV and to some of the Iraqi's themselves on TV, you will see they wanted pictures or proof they were actually dead. They got that proof.... Some seemed to want to actually go see them. Our Government said no. Pictures, x-rays, Tariq Aziz, and one of the former secretaries to one of the brothers, who personally ID'd them, was enough. DNA will be finished in a week or so. Autopsy should be completed by end of week.