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Good to see that Saddam's boyos Uday and Qusay have departed this life. It should trouble you not a bit that the extermination of these two crocodiles came as the result of a quite unexpected tip rather than from any methodical military sleuthing. That's what a $15 million-per-head bounty is for. It sure worked. Yesterday's sensational Mosul raid by U.S. troops was comparable in its 21st century way to Jimmy Doolittle's 1942 bombing run over Tokyo: Morale-boosting evidence that Americans are can-do types when there's a job to be done and a point to be made. Other than significantly reducing...

Straw says Saddam's sons were psychopaths who supervised terror LONDON (AFP) - Saddam Hussein's two sons Uday and Qusay, killed in a US raid in northern Iraq, were "extremely unpleasant psychopaths", Foreign Secretary Jack Straw told BBC radio. The pair were responsible "in the latter decades of Saddam's rule (for) authorising and supervising the reign of terror," Straw said Wednesday. He added that UN Secretary General Kofi Annan had estimated at least 290,000 Iraqis had "disappeared" over the last three decades. "Saddam was the man principally responsible for that," Straw said. "But Uday and Qusay appear to have been extremely...

<p>July 23, 2003 -- WASHINGTON - The deaths of Saddam Hussein's detested sons, Uday and Qusay, hand U.S. forces an important psychological victory in the grueling battle for peace in Iraq.</p> <p>But their violent demise will not necessarily stop the guerrilla attacks on coalition troops.</p>

<p>BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The U.S. military says it is considering releasing pictures of the bodies of Uday and Qusay Hussein in an effort to convince any skeptical Iraqis that they are really dead.</p> <p>The sons of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein were killed by U.S. troops in the northern city of Mosul on Tuesday after a tipster betrayed their hideout, said the commander of U.S. ground forces in Iraq, Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez.</p>

<p>July 23, 2003 -- The death of Uday and Qusay Hussein is a giant boost for President Bush at a time when Democratic presidential contenders have been taking a tougher anti-war stance in the run-up to the 2004 election.</p> <p>"This is about getting the bad guys . . . it shows our troops are getting the job done and it will have a huge impact," predicted Republican pollster Ed Goeas.</p>

<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p>

They were two of the most powerful and murderous men in Iraq. Uday Hussein, the flamboyant playboy, a ruthless loose cannon. His younger brother Qusay, reserved, calculating, the heir apparent. They were linked by their father, Saddam Hussein - and a penchant for unspeakable cruelty. Hard-partying Uday raped, killed for fun Uday Hussein, 39, loved cowboy boots, silk suits, fast cars, pornography and Cuban cigars - but his real pleasures came from his indulgence in rape, murder and torture. Like some medieval baron, Uday would kidnap women off the street for his sexual enjoyment, sometimes ordering them delivered to a...

Uday and Qusay Hussein The 101st Airborne Division fought a fierce gun battle that killed Uday and Qusay Hussein at villa in northern Iraqi city of Mosul yesterday. Saddam Hussein's ruthless sons Uday and Qusay were killed yesterday when American troops pounded them with rockets and rifle fire after an Iraqi informer revealed their hideout. The elimination of the deposed dictator's cruel sons touched off delighted barrages of celebratory gunfire in Baghdad and other towns as the news spread throughout Iraq. American officials called their deaths a milestone in the effort to win the peace. "They died in a...

<p>July 23, 2003 -- SOMETIME yesterday, you heard that Saddam Hussein's two sons were killed by U.S. forces. The question is: Upon hearing the news, were you thrilled? Did you consider this a great and positive development as we attempt to rebuild Iraq and help Iraqis lead a better life?</p>

Even to many Baathist loyalists in Baghdad who saw method in what the rest of the world considered Saddam Hussein's madness, the dictator's oldest son, Uday, was a different story -- a distillation of his father's worst qualities without any redeeming strains of statesmanship or subtlety. For years, Baghdad echoed with whispered tales of Uday's latest atrocity as he played the role of leading monster in a long running, super-violent soap opera. He seemed to delight in the role, and assumed a high profile in Baghdad, his lupine face suddenly appearing at exclusive night spots amid an entourage of bodyguards...

<p>July 23, 2003 -- WASHINGTON - Saddam Hussein's sons, Uday and Qusay, were killed in a hail of gunfire yesterday during a six-hour battle with U.S. troops in the biggest allied victory since the fall of Baghdad.</p> <p>Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, commander of U.S. ground forces in Iraq, announced the deaths of the deranged brothers at a late-night press conference in Baghdad following a dramatic raid by Special Forces commandos and about 200 soldiers from the Army's 101st Airborne Division on an elegant villa in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.</p>

<p>For more than 20 years, Ajmy Al-Saidi served and spiked as part of Iraq's national volleyball team.</p> <p>But after Saddam Hussein appointed his son Uday to head the country's athletic programs, Al-Saidi knew he had to get out. Soon, he started to see fellow athletes with chopped-off noses and ears -- Uday's punishment for playing poorly.</p>

<p>Yesterday was a bad day for the Iraqi Ba'athist insurgents &#8212; and for the growing band of anti-Bush irregulars here in Washington. With our military's successful killing of Uday and Qusay Hussein, an important turn has been made in our government's nation-building project in occupied Iraq. While most Iraqis support &#8212; or are at least neutral about &#8212; our effort, the danger remains that, if the insurgent Ba'athists cannot largely be suppressed over the next several months, they may be able to intimidate the populace into supporting them.</p>

Hunt is on for Saddam after sons killed in Iraq By Andrew Marshall BAGHAD, July 23 ( reuters) - The search for Saddam Hussein drew fresh impetus on Wednesday after U.S. soldiers killed his two sons Uday and Qusay in a fierce six-hour gunbattle in northern Iraq. U.S. generals also hope the killings will inspire confidence among ordinary Iraqis, who have been reluctant to cooperate as long as the feared former ruling family remained at large and possibly directing guerrilla-style attacks. Though celebratory gunfire in Baghdad greeted news of the deaths of Uday and Qusay on Tuesday after a siege...

Hundreds Gather Outside Site of U.S. Raid By SARMAD JALAL .c The Associated Press MOSUL, Iraq (AP) - At least 1,000 people gathered outside the house of Nawaf al-Zaydan Muhhamad - some shouting in delight, others cursing in anger - after American soldiers stormed the mansion and killed Saddam Hussein's two eldest sons. The huge stone mansion, with mighty support columns, was riddled by bullet scars and gaping holes caused by rockets fired from helicopters. ``How can they do this?'' shouted a man in the crowd, apparently more concerned with the property damage than the death of two of the...

Deaths of Saddam's sons 'great day for Iraq'-Blair HONG KONG, July 23 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday that the death of Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay in a fierce gunbattle with U.S. forces marked a "great day for the new Iraq." "These two particular people were at the head of a regime that wasn't just a threat because of its weapons programme, but was also responsible for the torture and killing of thousands and thousands of innocent Iraqis," Blair told reporters during a visit to Hong Kong. The deaths of Saddam's sons is a...

Blair Hails Killing of 'Evil' Sons .c The Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday hailed the killing of two ``evil'' sons of Saddam Hussein and called it ``a great day for the new Iraq.'' ``These particular two people were the head of the regime, which was not just a security threat because of its weapons program but was responsible for the torture and killing of thousands and thousands of innocent Iraqis,'' Blair told reporters in Hong Kong. U.S. forces killed Saddam's sons Odai and Qusai on Tuesday, removing the No. 2 and No....

Death of Saddam's Sons Boosts U.S. Forces By SARMAD JALAL .c The Associated Press MOSUL, Iraq (AP) - Saddam Hussein's sons Odai and Qusai died in a blaze of gunfire and rockets Tuesday when U.S. forces, acting on a tip from an Iraqi informant, stormed a palatial villa in northern Iraq. The U.S. military claimed their deaths will blunt Iraqi resistance to the American occupation. The six-hour raid was the most successful American operation since the war and comes as a much-needed tonic for U.S. troops, who recently have suffered a dozen attacks a day by Saddam loyalists and other...

<p>Uday and Qusay Hussein, the ace of hearts and ace of clubs respectively, in the popular deck of most-wanted-in-Iraq cards, have met a fate similar to the thousands they were personally responsible for killing. The only downside is that they died more quickly than many of the victims of their atrocities. Hell has surely welcomed them with open, flaming arms. The family that kills together gets to burn together.</p>

12:58 P.M. EDT MR. McCLELLAN: Good afternoon. I'd like to go back over and highlight a couple of meetings the President participated in today. One, the President was pleased to receive an update from his Corporate Fraud Task Force that was created by executive order just over a year ago. This was an update on their first year's activities. During its first year, the President's Corporate Task Force has compiled a strong record in combatting corporate fraud and punishing corporate wrongdoers. Coordination by federal authorities has been significantly enhanced. By drawing on the expertise of the task force's membership and...