Saddam sons killed in loo [bathroom]

Online Sun ^ | July 24, 2003 | Brian Flynn and Bob Graham

[TomGuy]

From BRIAN FLYNN in New York
and BOB GRAHAM in Mosul, Iraq

EVIL Uday and Qusay Hussein were blasted to Hell by US troops as they cowered in a grubby toilet, it was revealed last night.

The bloodthirsty brothers were gunned down after a TOW missile slammed into the reinforced concrete villa where they had been tracked down in Mosul, Northern Iraq.

When the shooting stopped, their charred, bullet-riddled bodies were found slumped in the filthy loo, the Pentagon said.

The body of Uday’s bodyguard lay with them. It is believed Qusay’s 14-year-old son Mustafa was the last to fall in the five-hour shoot-out.

He was sprayed with bullets as US troops stormed the first floor stronghold. His body was in a pool of blood in a bedroom next to the corpse-strewn bathroom.

US officials are considering whether to release grisly pictures of the brothers’ bodies to convince Iraqis they really are dead.

Boom ... moment TOW missile was fired at
the hideout used by Saddam's sons

The photos, shown to reporters in Baghdad, show that the men had changed their appearance in a bid to evade capture. Both brothers had grown long beards and Uday had also shaved his head.

They were positively identified by four officials of the old regime. They included Saddam’s former deputy Tariq Aziz and his closest aide Abid Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti — the Ace of Diamonds in the Deck of Death playing cards.

Jubilant President George Bush last night spoke of his joy that the pair had been hunted down and killed.

He said: “Now more than ever, all Iraqis can know that the former regime is gone and will not be coming back.”

Details of the bathroom bloodbath emerged as the full dramatic story of Tuesday’s battle 280 miles north of Baghdad was told.

Witness Anis Dosi said: “It seemed they wanted to shoot the house down piece by piece. The gunfire never stopped and I could see pieces of mortar falling.

Smoke 'em out ... cloud billows from the
building as time runs out for evil pair

“Occasionally there were shots coming out from the house, from the upper floor.”

Troops had moved in at 10pm after a tip-off to America’s 101st Airborne Division that Uday, 40, and Qusay, 37, were holed up inside the Mosul home of businessman Nawaf Zaydan — a cousin of Saddam and a member of his Abu Nasr tribe.

A patrol approached the villa and demanded to search it but got no answer.

Soldiers entering the building were met by a hail of bullets from the first floor.

Three Americans were wounded in a stairwell as they tried to force their way upstairs. Another one outside was hit. The rest retired and called for backup.

Awesome firepower was then brought to bear.

Two OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters joined in, firing 2.75-inch rockets and at least one missile at the upper floors of the house, starting a fire.

When the gunships had finished their work there was silence.

Mosul baker Abdul Jabbar Arif, 47, said: “It went suddenly quiet, even the wind stilled. It was like the inside of my ovens, so oppressive and quiet.

“Then the soldiers went in and began pulling the bodies out. They carried them on old blankets.

“On one, I could see the body of a man wearing an Arabic dishdasha.

“It was soaked in blood and I could see he was wearing around his middle a belt for guns. His head fell to one side, off the blanket and I could tell immediately that it was Uday.

Aftermath ... American troops search a BMW car
yesterday outside the battered villa in Mosul
Picture: REUTERS

“Of course I recognised him. You must understand every Iraqi came to recognise Uday. No one ever made the mistake of not recognising him.”

Arif’s shop is less than 30 yards from the villa and owner Zaydan was a customer. He said: “On Monday night Nawaf came in and asked me for 35 pieces of bread.

“I was surprised and he said he had some guests for dinner. They were important men and were very hungry.”

He noticed two black BMW cars parked in the driveway

Next day he saw a US armoured vehicle stop outside Zaydan’s house, just behind his blue BMW.

Arif said: “The soldiers quickly led Zaydan and his 17-year-old eldest son Shalan away. I thought something was wrong.

All dead ... Uday, centre, Qusay and son Mustafa

“I heard a shot from inside the house. One of the soldiers was hit in the leg. Then the shooting began.”

Locals are convinced businessman Zaydan himself turned in the Hussein brothers for the £20million bounty on their heads. It is thought he sought revenge for the jailing of his brother by the regime.

Witnesses say they saw him calmly smoking a cigarette in the back of a US military vehicle as the fierce assault destroyed his home.

The villa was still smouldering yesterday. Parts of it were barely standing. A mattress propped at a window to protect those inside was riddled with bullets.

Lieut General Ricardo Sanchez, commander of the Coalition ground forces, said dental records had confirmed the identities of Saddam’s sons.

In Uday’s case there was a 90 per cent match but damage to his teeth made a 100 per cent match impossible.

The General also revealed that one of Saddam’s cousins ranked number 11 on America’s list of 55 most-wanted Iraqi fugitives had been captured in Baghdad.

Barzan Abd Al-Ghafur Sulayman Majid al-Tikriti was commander of Saddam’s Special Republican Guard.

The US military has now seized or killed 37 of those on the list.

• THE Queen yesterday offered sympathy to the families of servicemen killed in the Iraq conflict.
  
  As she presented new colours to the Royal Navy on board HMS Ocean in Plymouth, Her Majesty said she spoke as a daughter, wife and mother of naval officers.

[ArneFufkin]

"Of course I recognised him. You must understand every Iraqi came to recognise Uday. No one ever made the mistake of not recognising him.”

No doubt.

[onyx]

This is one of the rare occasions, when "it sounds too good to be true," but it IS true!

Cowering in the loo. Ha!

Where's daddy?

[hoosiermama]

Maybe headline should be:

HEAD OF BATH PARTY DIE IN THE LOO!

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Isn't it interesting that we could have smoked 'em out with tear gas...but that is against the law (international) so we had to blast 'em.

We had the same problem in the Pacific during WW-II. Japs would hole up in caves. TNT and napalm were ok, but tear gas was illegal.

[conservativejuniorandproudofit]

Sorry morons . Probaley wet themselves. HA!

[Enterprise]

The article obviously made a big mistake. The two items cowering IN the toilet were a couple of turds, and they took great umbrage at being confused with Icky and Dicky.

[eyespysomething]

“Of course I recognised him. You must understand every Iraqi came to recognise Uday. No one ever made the mistake of not recognising him.”

All the people who are saying "that doesn't look like them" (in reference to the newly released photos), should have to read that over and over, and then tell me how Bush is a dictator again!!!

[MeekOneGOP]

hehe !! I could also imagine Archie Bunker's title:

Husseins Boys Killed in Terlit !

[Poohbah]

Them blowed up good!

Them blowed up REAL good!

[Enterprise]

That is a very powerful point. Failure to recognize Uday could have meant torture or death.

[hoosiermama]

ALso considered:

HEAD OF BATH PARTY FLUSHED IN TOILET!

[kimmie7]

;)

[kevao]

Sons Killed in Lieu of Saddam

[kevao]

Sons Killed in Lieu of Saddam

[kevao]

Sons Killed in Lieu of Saddam

[CheneyChick]

PLOP, PLOP, FIZZ, FIZZ.......

[hchutch]

A man can't even go to the john in peace...

*shakes his head*

[Darksheare]

When it needs to be sparkling fresh, send for the Tidy Bowl men!

[HenryLeeII]

Oh no! This was pre-meditated murder according to such luminaries as Howard Dean and Charles RangelYourMoneyAwayFromYou. I'd love to see the Dem's try to make this an issue...

[Poohbah]

A man can't even go to the john in peace...

Well, he went to pieces in the john...