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New York Post ^
| 7/23/03
| RALPH PETERS
Posted on 07/23/2003 2:01:45 AM PDT by kattracks
Edited on 05/26/2004 5:15:12 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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July 23, 2003 -- THE deaths of Saddam's sons is a more important step in the liberation of Iraq than the fall of Baghdad. Their deaths destroyed the dynasty at the heart of Saddam's dreams and Iraqi fears.
For the long-suffering people of Iraq, the deaths of Uday and Qusay matter more, on a practical level, than even Saddam's confirmed death one day will. With his sons alive, Saddam remained a threat to the future. With both of them dead - as well as his eldest grandson, perhaps - he's only a broken tyrant on the run.
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TOPICS: Editorial; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: decapitation; qusay; ralphpeters; uday
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To: JohnHuang2
Great article, John ... Thanks!
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07/25/2003 8:10:40 AM PDT
by
blackie
To: kattracks
His fall, his suffering - his punishment - are almost Biblical in their resonance. Pharaoh has lost his first-born and more. The prodigal sons will not return in this telling. He who sowed the wind has reaped the whirlwind.
This is such a profound essay. Can there be anything in this world more wrenching than the loss of a child? For Saddam, what goes around comes around.
To: Nateman
The flames of Hell are burning brightly...
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07/25/2003 9:04:09 AM PDT
by
reagan_fanatic
(Better put some ice on that...)
To: JohnHuang2
Thanks for the heads up!
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