25-07-2003 04:54									#1
	Isn't anyone ****** off that the US has released pictures of Saddam's sons corpses? Remove this text

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?

	25-07-2003 04:55									#2
	Support Apolyton, buy Alpha Centauri

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

	25-07-2003 04:55									#3
	Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

Not really.

	25-07-2003 04:57									#4
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

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.

	25-07-2003 04:57									#5
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization: The Boardgame

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?

	25-07-2003 04:57									#6
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization 2

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.

	25-07-2003 04:57									#7
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

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.

	25-07-2003 04:58									#8
	Support Apolyton, buy Alpha Centauri

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.

	25-07-2003 05:02									#9
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations: Deluxe Edition

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)

	25-07-2003 05:10									#10
	Remove this text

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

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

	25-07-2003 05:11									#11
	Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

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.

	25-07-2003 05:11									#12
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

Zulu, what can I say? War is hell.

	25-07-2003 05:12									#13
	Support Apolyton, pre-order Civilization IV

quote: 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.

	25-07-2003 05:34									#14
	Re: Isn't anyone ****** off that the US has released pictures of Saddam's sons corpses? Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

quote: 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.

	25-07-2003 05:46									#16
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

quote: Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat

Guess we'll put you down for one then.

	25-07-2003 06:05									#17
	Support Apolyton, buy Call to Power 2

Even with solid, easy to understand, practical reasons to publish the pictures, it still stinks. But governments tend to pramatism, particularly when the safety of their own personnel is at stake.

	25-07-2003 06:26									#18
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations: Deluxe Edition

Freedom of press. Go Al-Jazeera, go!

	25-07-2003 06:36									#19
	Support Apolyton, pre-order Civilization IV

quote: Originally posted by St Leo Freedom of press. Go Al-Jazeera, go!

You mean to post, "Go CNN go!" They are the ones broadcasting these pics.

	25-07-2003 06:37									#20
	Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

They had to release them. If you say they shouldn´t you are mistaken... this is to prove to the Iraqi people the US is good intentioned.

	25-07-2003 06:40									#21
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization: The Boardgame

Blah.. more gruesome pics make the covers of tabloids around the world every day (like a guy who went splat on the sidewalk): No, I have no problems with the pics of the dead getting out, and I mean in ALL circumstances. Death happens.

	25-07-2003 06:45									#22
	Increase the size of your Attachments

quote: Originally posted by Zulu Elephant 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)

Oh The good ole USA is suppose to have a higher Moral standard. The USA showed the pictures to quell any National Enquirer article "Uday & Qusay Seen Hanging Out With Elvis & Adolf At Larry Flints House"

	25-07-2003 06:49									#23
	Support Apolyton, buy Call to Power 2

quote: Originally posted by CorpusScorpius Oh The good ole USA is suppose to have a higher Moral standard.

Quite the funniest thing I've read tonight, thanks.

	25-07-2003 06:51									#24
	Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

Your Welcome!

	25-07-2003 11:27									#25
	Suffering from ads?

**shrug** If it helps Iraqi civilians sleep easier at night, then so be it. Us in the West have the luxury of debating this from our ivory towers; the victims of these men do not.

Gatekeeper

	25-07-2003 12:00									#26
	Got spare money?

I'm not pissed.

but I am disturbed.

it wasn't really necessary.

the iraqis still don't believe the pictures.

maybe we should put their bodies on public display in Baghdad.

	25-07-2003 12:16									#27
	Suffering from ads?

Can we make the headline "We finally nailed the sons of *****es!" or do we still have to pretend that we are "freeing the Iraqi people"?

	25-07-2003 12:53									#28
	Put an end to popups!

I didn't see the point of releasing the pictures because, quite frankly, they could have been anyone...

	25-07-2003 13:25									#29
	Enter the AD-FREE zone

quote: Originally posted by Agathon Guess we'll put you down for one then.

I'd just as soon stuff 'em and mount 'em for display in Baghdad.

	25-07-2003 13:26									#30
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization III: Complete

quote: Originally posted by Tolls I didn't see the point of releasing the pictures because, quite frankly, they could have been anyone...

The pictures were quite clearly the two *******s, or identical twins. Unless someone wants to allege lots of photoshop creativity.