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.

[MeekOneGOP]

LOL ! Yep ! Where's Daddy ? Reminds I forgot to post this !

[Just mythoughts]

These two had quite a crowd to greet them when they reached the pearly gates.

[Pearls Before Swine]

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

Glad you pointed that out. I was scratching my head wondering why they didn't use some teargas, myself. Interesting that nonlethal teargas is "against international law" but leveling the place with heavy weapons is OK.

[buffyt]

That was one b*tt ugly house!

[El Gato]

Isn't it interesting that we could have smoked 'em out with tear gas...,

I doubt it would have worked, they might have had masks and if not, they would have eaten their pistols, as one did anyway, rather than surrendering.

[southern cross forever]

YEA! THAT ROCKS! Feed the corpes to the pigs, video tape it and show it to saddam. Then do the same to him. That'd be cool,hehehehehe!

[norraad]

Also, get a Catholic exercism specialist priest from Rome to deal with their spirits to make sure they are eternally contained.

[Hatteras]

It will probably be lost on their supporters but those cowards hid in the bathroom while they sent the 15 year-old son out to die.

Some leaders...

[Helms]

The Iraqi version Classic BMW E34, 5 Series, probably very low end, no alloy wheels and produced prior to 1993. I just don’t know why they drive these cars that have radiator related problems and require regular maintenance. Though glad they drove it to their appointment with death. Never saw this color in the US.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

"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."

Makes a fella wonder what all Bin Laden and Saddam have been doing all this time....

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

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.

According to Charlie Rangel (D) New York, We murdered them!! He couldn't say anything good the night it happened about our troops, just that it was against the Geneva Convention for us to MURDER them, nothing about them firing on OUR TROOPS, but how we "MURDERED THOSE KIDS". Those were his words about what our troops did to "THOSE KIDS". Nice huh? I'd like him to say that face to face to a parent of a service member who has given the ultimate sacrifice over there, or given a limb or been injured. How that man gets away with what he says is beyond me.

I can't believe Charlie Rangel can say something like this and walk around scott free. Talk about racism. This is the EPITOMY of it. He can only do it because he is black. Everyone knows it is true, and I'm not going to tiptoe around as though walking on eggs and not say it. He says outrageous things and thinks he can just get away with it. If we were to go after him for saying it, it would become a black vs. white issue, not an issue about what he says. Trust me, somehow, it would be because he is black. It would get twisted around somehow, someway.

But for his above statement alone, and simular ones he has made on Fox News, he should be removed from office. He is seditious and a traitor.

[boxerblues]

Rangel needs to get a grip, first of they are not "kids" they are murdering thugs of the worst kind. They had several chances to surrender which they did not.
How do people like Rangel get into public office in the first place? It really sez a lot for the people who voted for him

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

He is a complete idiot. I can't believe there isn't a complete outcry against what he says.

[Monty22]

And of course the puking disgusting leftists are mourning. If it weren't for this war they hated, these guys would still be scheming for all ours deaths instead of being turned into hamburger by our troops.

F LIBERALS

[Monty22]

And of course the puking disgusting leftists are mourning. If it weren't for this war they hated, these guys would still be scheming for all ours deaths instead of being turned into hamburger by our troops.

F LIBERALS

[Monty22]

Sorry for the double post..

I'm so angry at the leftists, and happy these two are dead I'm almost jumping in my seat.

But yes, it's so ironic that the 'rules of war' demands that they shoot up the place.. With full metal jacket bullets of course.

[Helms]

While the Postmodern Left remains intent on creating a Hell on Earth, We might as well send them to Escher’s Postmodern Hell.

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

Would it be better if they was pushed outa windows?

[MeekOneGOP]

Nah ! The terlit seems more appropriate for them.