FIENDS' TORTURE CHAMBERS (Saddam & Sons)
Saddam, with sons Uday, left, and Qusay, right, has put a command structure in place that transfers to Qusay the authority to use weapons of mass destruction.
September 25, 2002 -- WASHINGTON - Saddam Hussein and his evil sons operate a network of torture chambers in which thousands of Iraqis are kept in small metal boxes, have their tongues cut, and get their hands mutilated with electric drills, according to a British intelligence report released yesterday.The shocking allegations, contained in the 50-page dossier presented to parliament by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, say repression in Iraq is so pervasive that 40 members of Saddam's own family including women and children have been put to death because of suspected plotting against his regime.
U.S. Army soldiers of Task Force Panther 82nd Airborne Division make radio communications after finding hidden weapons and artillery during a patrol through a village, Monday, Sept. 23, 2002, in the southeast region of Afghanistan.
Afghan men stand by as U.S. Army soldiers of Task Force Panther 82nd Airborne Division search rooms in a village compound found to be hiding artillery, Monday, Sept. 23, 2002, in the southeast region of Afghanistan.
A U.S. Army soldier of Task Force Panther 82nd Airborne Division lets an Afghan local win during a friendly hand wrestle during a patrol on the outskirts of a village, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2002, in the southeast region of Afghanistan.
U.S. Army soldiers of Task Force Panther 82nd Airborne Division walk a patrol through a river on the outskirts of a village, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2002, in the southeast region of Afghanistan.