Uday and Qusay dead; victims of a family dispute over money?

Jul 22 21:25 UTC 2003

NPR has been reporting this afternoon that Uday and Qusay Hussein,
the eldest sons of Saddam Hussein, are confirmed dead after a
3-hour firefight in the Iraqi city of Mosul.

The house in which they were killed is said to be owned by a tribal
leader who is also a cousin of Saddam; the owner was reported to
have been seen talking with US soldiers after the battle, leading
to suspicion that he turned in the two for the $15 million/head
reward.

response 2 of 122:

Jul 22 21:59 UTC 2003

Let that be a lesson to Muslim clerics who think capitalism is Anti-Islamic.
Hopefully this'll shut up all those ingrates who think they can have democracy
and home rule in a day; don't they realise if it was that easy they'd have
brought it in as soon as they gained independence from the UK?

response 4 of 122:

Jul 22 22:16 UTC 2003

Don't worry, there's plenty of money in the budget thanks to Bush's excellent
fiscal policies. 
</SARCASM>