DEAD ACES III
CNN is making it official:
Ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s sons, Qusay and Uday, were killed Tuesday in a gunbattle with U.S. troops in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the commander of U.S. ground forces in Iraq said.
Ba’ath Party officials are considering asking for a recount, noting that several elderly people thought they were actually shooting at Pat Buchanan.
(Hat tip: Kathy Kinsley)
Update (1624): ESPN is confirming it, too. It gives them an opportunity to draw attention to Uday’s connection with the Iraqi Olympic team.
Update (1640): The CENCOM press release (via Drudge)
Ba’ath Party officials are considering asking for a recount, noting that several elderly people thought they were actually shooting at Pat Buchanan
Don’t do me that man– I laughed so hard I woke the neighbors.
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Saddam to Offer Eulogy at Sons’ Funeral
(2003-07-22) — Saddam Hussein may deliver the eulogy at a state funeral for his sons, Uday and Qusay, who died suddenly today in Mosul. The elder Hussein was invited to speak at the funeral by the commander of allied ground…
Uday and Qusay: Bon Voyage From the Blogosphere
Jeff Jarvis is happy that Saddam Hussein’s murderous, torturous, genocidal sons have been killed. He’s just bummed out that he won’t get to see their trial. Meanwhile, Michele at A Small Victory can’t help but break out in verse at…
Ex-Parrots
James at OTB reports that Uday and Qusay Hussein are history. Good riddance to the both of them.
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