Iraq: Pictures show Saddam Hussein in his underwear

Reuters ^ | 05/20/05

[TigerLikesRooster]

Pictures show Saddam Hussein in his underwear

Fri May 20, 8:45 AM ET

LONDON (Reuters) - A picture of Saddam Hussein in his underpants was splashed across the front-page of the Sun on Friday.

The Sun quoted U.S. military sources as saying they had handed over the pictures "in the hope of dealing a body blow to the resistance in Iraq".

Other photographs showed Saddam, with short, dyed-black hair and a moustache, washing clothes by hand and asleep on his bed.

But a U.S. military statement said the pictures might be a year old, contravened Saddam's rights as a prisoner and could have broken the Geneva Convention.

"Multi-National Forces-Iraq is disappointed at the possibility that someone responsible for the security, welfare, and detention of Saddam would take and provide these photos for public release," the statement said.

"This lapse is being aggressively investigated to determine, if possible, who took the photos, and to ensure existing procedures and directives are complied with to prevent this from happening again," it said.

Toppled from power in the U.S. war in Iraq in April 2003, Saddam was captured hiding in a small underground bunker in December of the same year. Apart from a brief court appearance last year, no images of Saddam have been made public since then.

Saddam is expected to stand trial in next year on charges of genocide, torture and crimes against humanity. If he is found guilty he could face the death penalty.

"Saddam is not superman or God, he is just an ageing and humble old man," The Sun quoted the military source as saying.

"It's important that the people of Iraq see him like that to destroy the myth. Maybe that will kill a bit of the passion in the fanatics who still follow him.

"It's over, guys. The evil days of Saddam's Baath Party are never coming back - and here's the proof," the source said.

The newspaper said the pictures were taken at a top secret location where Saddam was being held in a 12-ft by 9-ft (3.6-m by 2.7-m) cell, watched 24 hours a day on closed circuit television by special forces and military police.

It is not the first time pictures of U.S. detainees in Iraqi jails have been leaked to the media.

A year ago graphic photographs of the abuse of detainees in the notorious Abu Ghraib jail outraged world opinion and were described as the best recruiting campaign for Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda.

[TigerLikesRooster]

[cake_crumb]

Abu Craib rerun yawn.

[sgtbono2002]

They once asked Clinton if he wore Boxers or Jockeys, at least they wont have to ask Saddam.

IMO the Sun somehow got hold of these pictures, saw a chance to embarass the US and ran with it, The story that the US military gave these pictures to them is so much horse dung.

[tfecw]

so he was getting changed....With all the hoopla about it I was expecting something worse.

[b4its2late]

Wonder how many woman will be writing to him asking to marry him after seeing that picture?

[tiamat]

At least the underwear isn't on his head....

I DO have to ask:

WHY is he being supplied with "Just For Men"?

Let the Arab world see him as he really IS: a broken-down old despot!

[tiamat]

Some will.

count on it.

YUCK!

[kevkrom]

Related: Bush promises probe into Saddam underwear pictures

[b4its2late]

I know. Scott Peterson comes to mind.....

[Marysecretary]

Looks like he's lost a little weight!

[MikeHu]

Saddam in his underwear!

I guess that justifies World War III.

News at 6.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Here's hoping the future will find Saddam as well hung as he appears in this picture.

[moondoggie]

Clearly, the press is throwing a temper tantrum because of the recent Newsweek debacle in which the press took exception with the WH making suggestions to Newsweek about how to repair the damage.

The press ain't gonna be dictated to by a Repub President who is an idiot!

So now it's all-out war and the press is going to print as many articles as they can to embarrass this President......our national security and the troops be damned!

Too bad this isn't WWII...FDR would throw their arses in the pokey.

[Steve_Seattle]

"The Sun quoted U.S. military sources as saying they had handed over the pictures "in the hope of dealing a body blow to the resistance in Iraq"."

That doesn't pass the smell test. After Abu Ghraib, it's inconceivable that the military would have that attitude.

[moondoggie]

I sure hope the source of this picture is sniffed out....and SOON!

No doubt it's another disgruntled Clinton holdover in the Pentagon.

[OXENinFLA]

[Steve_Seattle]

"The Sun quoted U.S. military sources as saying they had handed over the pictures "in the hope of dealing a body blow to the resistance in Iraq"."

To complete my thought: It should probably should say "this was handed over by opponents of the Bush administration in the hope of fanning the insurgency and moving Iraq closer to civil war." I would bet the ranch that this was NOT released by an official military source, nor was it released for the stated reason, which is utterly illogical.

[hipaatwo]

Look at the pic closely. He's supposed to be a prisoner. Why is there a lock on the inside of where he is? Am I wrong or does it look like he could just let himself out of the room?

[Tall_Texan]

Did we learn from Abu Graib that the "most humiliating thing" you could do to a Muslim was to show them in their underwear? Or was it flush the Koran in their presence? Or was it taking orders from a woman? I forget.

Sort of like how the press tells us that the "most humiliating thing" you can do to a black man is call him "boy"? Or was it spit in his face? Or confirm Janice Rogers Brown? I forget which because they keep changing it to fit whatever outrage is in the storyline for that week.

Bottom line, there must be hundreds of "most humiliating things" the press can make up and get a few of their lib toadies to agree with.

[W04Man]

The US needs to check first with Ahmad Chalabi. I remember seeing one of his friends with a digital camera in hand when Chalabi was shown in a video as the first Iraqi to visit Saddam in prison. Check it out!! Wish I could find that video.

[Oztrich Boy]

The quality of the Sun's topless models has seriously worsened.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #21

Right. Now one of them grows mustache and chest hairs.:-) The Sun must have decided to go for 'freak show' to corner the market.

[reagan_fanatic]

Helen: "God, he's a stud! I haven't been this turned on since I dated Warren Harding!"

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

LOL!!

I am going to sue the Sun newspaper for traumatic emotional damage and nightmares because I saw this image!!!!! UGH....Thanks for sharing!

[Normal4me]

"Why is there a lock on the inside of where he is? "

Good question. Wanna bet this turns out to be a fake? Perhaps a photoshopped picture?

[F.J. Mitchell]

Alright, which one of you picture doctoring geniuses put Saddams head on Hillary's neck???

[television is just wrong]

I don't care what the man wears underneath his clothes, and this pic is in poor taste. Clinton grosses me out. I just am so tired of this tasteless pics. The sun should find something else to write about.

[F.J. Mitchell]

We demand they put Hillary's head back on her neck!

[Trimegistus]

I _really_ didn't need to see that...

[Puddleglum]

Shock! Horror! Yawn! Nothing so egregious has ever been perpetrated anywhere in the world! And especially not by the media!!

[rambo316]

Did you all hear the Communist news network say that these pictures could be against the Geneva Convention?

[pickemuphere]

Seriously, I hope I look that fit at 70!

[keat]

Say what you want, the Guy's sporting a package that wouldn't fit under the average Christmas tree.

[HonestConservative]

Truly.

He looks fairly spry for a guy pushing 80. As I noticed immediatley and a freeper mentioned earlier, do they actually let him color his hair in captivity?

As I recall his hair was growing in when he was captured.

This picture does not ring true. Surprise surprise.

[Redcloak]

Ya gotta love this picture from the "Arab Street"...

They're laughing at him!

[pickemuphere]

Say what you want, the Guy's sporting a package that wouldn't fit under the average Christmas tree.

[MozamFreepinBique]

[SQUINT! SQUEEZE! GROAN! *pant pant*]

Man, try as I might I just can't seem to conjure up much sympathy for ol' Saddam.

[Aquinasfan]

it's inconceivable that the military would have that attitude.

It only takes one. But you're right, the resistance isn't from the Baathists, but from Mohammedan nutjobs.

[Aquinasfan]

Good question. Wanna bet this turns out to be a fake? Perhaps a photoshopped picture?

May very well be. If the Pentagon could get their hands on the file, I'm sure they could tell.

[Marysecretary]

I agree. He doesn't look all that bad. Too bad he's evil.

[injin]

and now his lawyers are going to sue!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4567341.stm

the photo I want to see his him swinging from a noose....
will they sue for that too?

[The Good Doctor]

Is that a scud missile or are you just happy to see me?

[cake_crumb]

I'm, suspicious about the photo's authenticity. Saddam has GRAY HAIR.

[Titan Magroyne]

The doors/frame are plywood and the hinges are on his side, as is the sliding lock. I'm going to speculate that if the photo is genuine at all, what you see behind him is a jury-rigged wardrobe/closet. A nation's deposed leader in US custody, even one who's a tyrant, would be granted certain privileges. MHO

[Tunehead54]

You need to go to page 3 (.com). Warning for the unitiated - a plethora of pulchitrude. ;-)

[Salamander]

I could do it in about 10 minutes and I'm far from a being pro.

My bet is 'shopped.

[Salamander]

Your skin loses it's tone and elasticity as you age.

His yarbles are just hangin' low because gravity won....:)

[The Red Zone]

Other photographs showed Saddam, with short, dyed-black hair and a moustache, washing clothes by hand and asleep on his bed.

They give the fellow hair dye?

[Radix]

You are right. I saw the NY Times front page today while I was in a store waiting for service. The front page above the fold story was about how American Troops killed 2 detainees, who were of course innocent of anything.

Surely FR must have had a thread about it today, I saw a note last night which mentioned the inflammatory article.

The liberal media is imploding, and they are apparently going to try and go down fighting.