If I were a news editor, I would not run such an explosive pic. Even if valid...
And do they really know that the pic is genuine and not photoshopped like some already proven to be fake?
The media -- and especially the New York Post -- have some nerve to run this.
Sadam already planning a law suit. Apparently the Sun is going to publish more pictures tomorrow.
Saddam to sue over prison photos
The Sun says this is an "extraordinary iconic news image"
Saddam Hussein plans to take legal action after a British newspaper published photos of him half-naked in his prison cell and doing his washing.
"We will sue the newspaper and everyone who helped in showing these pictures," said Saddam Hussein's chief lawyer Ziad Al-Khasawneh, speaking from Jordan.
The Sun newspaper said it would fight any legal action and said it planned to publish more photos on Saturday.....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4567341.stm