Reply #48: The much-hated Hussein brothers are now seen as heroes [View All]

[IndianaGreen]

Remember the law of unintended consequences? Remember that many of us demonstrated against the invasion of Iraq that we warned about the possibility that Saddam in the end would be replaced by a fundamentalist Islamic government, pro-Iranian, and more hostile to the US and Israel than Saddam ever was.

We have now turned the much-hated Hussein brothers into martyrs because they fought the American occupation forces:

Locals say brothers fought and died as heroes
By Charles Clover in Mosul
Published: July 23 2003 20:26 | Last Updated: July 23 2003 20:26

Across the street from the still-smoking house in Mosul where Qusay and Uday Hussein are said to have died on Tuesday, local residents who saw it happen disagree on virtually all details but one: whoever was in the house died heroically.


"We should be proud as Iraqis that they died this way. Four men held off the American army for five hours They died like men," said Mohammed Jubburi, who works at a supermarket across the street.

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