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Amerikans just can't take a hint, can they? I guess they'll finally
realize they're not wanted once 10,000 of the invaders are dead...

New Attack Hits U.S. Division That Killed Saddam Sons
By Andrew Marshall

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three U.S. soldiers died in northern Iraq Thursday
in the second fatal attack on troops from the 101st Airborne Division
since they killed Saddam Hussein's feared sons Uday and Qusay in a
fierce bombardment.

Washington had hoped the deaths of the brothers, killed on Tuesday
when 200 soldiers pounded their hideout in Mosul, would end a
guerrilla war that has claimed 44 U.S. lives since President Bush
declared major combat over on May 1.

A U.S. military spokesman said three soldiers from the 101st Airborne
were killed Thursday near Mosul by guerrillas firing small arms and
rocket-propelled grenades.

Wednesday, one soldier from the division was killed and seven wounded
when two vehicles hit a mine on the outskirts of the city.

In a separate ambush Wednesday, a soldier was killed and two injured
in an attack in Ramadi, west of Baghdad, a hotspot in the "Sunni
triangle" where many still support Saddam.

Five U.S. soldiers have now been killed since the deaths of Uday, 39,
and Qusay, 37, Saddam's heir apparent.

U.S. officials had warned of the risk of revenge attacks, and Al
Jazeera television aired footage of masked men with rifles and grenade
launchers vowing vengeance. "We will make them regret what they did to
Uday and Qusay," one said.

But Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, commander of ground forces in Iraq, said
the killing of the brothers would demoralize guerrillas and help
tighten the noose around Saddam, who has a $25 million price on his
head.

PHOTOGRAPHS OF CORPSES

Many skeptical Iraqis say they will not believe Uday and Qusay are
dead until they see photographs to prove it, which the Americans have
said they will release.

"We are going to make sure the Iraqi people believe us at the end of
the day," U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said, adding
that proof the missing Iraqi president's sons were dead might dampen
violence against U.S. troops and quash fears Saddam could return to
power.

He said Washington might show "shocking" images despite the offence it
might cause.

"The main consideration on the other side in our minds is saving the
lives of American men and women," he said.

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said the pictures would be made
public "soon" but did not say how ********ly they would show Uday's
and Qusay's fatal injuries.

The brothers were tracked down after a tip-off from an Iraqi informant
expected to get the two $15 million rewards offered for information
leading to their death or capture.

They were holed up in a Mosul villa with a bodyguard and Qusay's
****age son, U.S. officials say. Armed only with AK-47 assault rifles,
they wounded four American soldiers and held out for hours against a
devastating array of U.S. firepower, including rocket-firing
helicopters and anti-tank missiles.

Sanchez said Uday, Qusay and the bodyguard were eventually killed when
the house was blasted with 10 anti-tank missiles. The ****-ager made a
last stand but was shot as troops raced up the stairs after finally
managing to storm the villa.

The deaths of the brothers, and the capture of a cousin of Saddam who
led the elite Special Republican Guard brought to 37 the number of
Iraqis on a list of 55 most-wanted fugitives to have been caught or
killed since Saddam was toppled.


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