Saddam Hussein’s sons

Photos by Jules Vuotto

"I think it was them. The pictures were in good taste."

Novella Harrison,
1800 block Race Street

"It’s hard to say. They could have been body-doubles. At this point, the U.S. had to show something to justify those soldiers still being there, with more dying each day. They didn’t need to show those graphic pictures, though.

Tyrone Short,
2100 block S. Woodstock Street

"I think it was them. The pictures may have been in bad taste, but the government was forced to show them. People wanted proof that they were really dead."

Bill Tirri Sr.,
2400 block Shunk Street

"Yeah, I think it was them. The pictures were OK, but the government is catching a lot of heat because of them."

Jessica Miller,
2500 block S. Chadwick Street

"It was them. I didn’t think the pictures were in bad taste."

Jerry Riccato,
1600 block Jackson Street

"There’s a strong possibility that it was them. The pictures, though, were in the worst taste possible — by keeping the bodies and showing them on TV, they were disrespecting the Muslim death rites."

Jamin Muhammed,
24th Street and Passyunk Avenue