Isn't anyone ****** off that the US has released pictures of Saddam's sons corpses?

[Zulu Elephant]

There doesn't even seem to be a thread about it.

Al-Jazeera were lambasted by the US for showing pictures of dead Coalition soldiers during the war. How is this any different?

[Richelieu]

They're them and we're us. Don't you get it?

[DinoDoc]

Not really.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Because, there are STILL people out there who believe we've made this whole thing up and Saddam's sons are still alive. We've shown proof, maybe shutting up some of them... but not nearly enough.

[Asher]

Because one was proving to the Iraqi people that they don't need to fear the two sons anymore, and the other was shameless bragging?

[Pekka]

I'm not pissed. I can choose not to look at the pictures if I find it offensive. It was important to Iraqi people to see their oppressors dead, so they don't come back and haunt them. I have no problem with dead soldier pictures. After all, thats what war is, it's killing people. If I find something outraging, then it would be war itself.

[Cruddy]

Given the literal translation of habeus corpus - no, I'm not distressed.

Given a lot of Iraqis wanted to see them - no problem at all.

[MichaeltheGreat]

I think the intent was a tad different, in that these are former leadership people reputed for heading organizations guilty of crimes against humanity on a massive scale.

Convincing the Iraqi people that these *******s really are dead and gone, and not just in hiding awaiting a chance to return to power is a fairly useful thing.

[Zulu Elephant]

No Iraqi who dismisses out of hand Coalition reports of the two son's deaths is going to be convinced by the pictures.
People like that believe what they want to believe.

Did the two of them have families? (obviously other than Saddam) How would you feel about images of the bloody corpses of your family being broadcast around the world(no matter what they did)

[Cruddy]

I'd say Saddam is probably a bit upset about seeing them.

{Old Git mode} Good! {/Old Git Mode}

[MichaeltheGreat]

Ask me if I give a **** about the feelings of the families of Adolf Hitler, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Pol Pot, Idi Amin, or any of a number of world-class murdering *******s.

If I had "family" like those two, I'd take the opportunity to pull the trigger on them myself.

[Pekka]

Zulu, what can I say? War is hell.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by Zulu Elephant
No Iraqi who dismisses out of hand Coalition reports of the two son's deaths is going to be convinced by the pictures.
People like that believe what they want to believe.

Actually, a fair number of reasonable people would wonder if the coalition had a clue who it got, given other faulty and/or contested reports.

[Agathon]

Re: Isn't anyone ****** off that the US has released pictures of Saddam's sons corpses?

Originally posted by Zulu Elephant

Al-Jazeera were lambasted by the US for showing pictures of dead Coalition soldiers during the war. How is this any different?

It isn't.

Although some bloodthirsty fanatics will attempt to say it is.

I suppose it sets a precedent. I suppose there'll be a market for "dead Bush" posters.

[MichaeltheGreat]