Our military did NOT want the photos of Uday and Qusay to be shown

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1005548,00.html

Here's the evidence, says US

Despite protests from military, Americans release pictures of Saddam's sons' bodies

Julian Borger in New York
Friday July 25, 2003
The Guardian

The Bush administration yesterday took the extraordinary step of publishing grisly photographs of two corpses in the hope of persuading Iraqis that Uday and Qusay Hussein were dead, despite the misgivings of senior officers who feared the decision set a dangerous precedent.

Release of the pictures, claimed to be of Saddam Hussein's dead heirs, was held up by more than 24 hours by disagreements within the Pentagon over the wisdom making them public.

Another debate is under way in Washington and Baghdad over what to do with the two bodies, currently held at the US military camp at Baghdad airport. The administration is anxious not to create a shrine for diehard supporters of the ousted regime.

The military top brass was reluctant to approve release of the photographs, citing the military tradition of respecting enemy dead, concern over appearing to gloat over the bloody, damaged bodies, and fear of setting a precedent that could easily backfire for families of American soldiers. In the past, Washington has responded angrily to any publication of photographs of American dead.

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[matt819]

1. I will ask this again

Has any responsible and believable individual or organization verified that these are the people the USG claims they are?

[Fovea]

2. Indeed our military memory is long

and includes the wild west, which we seem to be trying to recreate in the middle east.

[Rose Siding]

3. Could they have possibly decided to show them

for purely domestic political reasons? They sure do keep lowering the bar, don't they?

[wabeewoman]

4. Same ole thing....

do as I say not as I do. No, they didn't need to release the photo's. There are people who the Iraqi's would believe who could have verified they are dead. I think they are playing to their base and by calling attention to the killings the way they are, they are in a perverse way bragging about it. I love how they are so 'holier than thou' but seem to have forgotten a commandment or two....

[opihimoimoi]

5. Well now, it seems the white man's thinking may not match the

Middle East thinking. Meaning, Bush guys are trying their best but
if we look closely, they manage to fuck it up anyhow. Their "thinking" may be the base cause.

Its rooted in "PETERISM"

Hence, fuckups galore and the Peters are all confused as to why.

ITS BECAUSE THEY JUST DON GET IT AND NEVER WILL

However, cause they be arrogant, they will never ever admit it nor believe for a moment they could be wrong.

Instead, they will blame others or look for Clintons penis as the problem.


BAWAHAhahahahahah

[ignatius]

6. Once again that arrogant asshole Rumsfeld goes against

the experience and common sense of the military brass. His my way or the highway management style will get more of our soldiers killed.

They released these pictures like golf trophies...look at us,we da men...only they aren't the men...they are sick sons of bitches sending our sons, daughters,and grandchildren into "the shooting gallery."

We have regressed to the beast stage now. My hope is that these pictures will disgust most Americans, other than Toby Keith that is.

[hang a left]

7. Wait a freakin minute

Cnn made a point this morning of tell it's viewers that the decision to release the photos is not that of the Pentegon's but the coalition authority. These f****rs have no shame.