Doubts linger and attacks continue despite pictures of sons

The United States released grisly photos to convince Iraqis that Saddam Hussein’s sons were dead and to weaken support for an anti-American insurgency. But some Iraqis saw the pictures of the bloodied, bearded men as a ruse.

The photographs of Uday and Qusay Hussein were broadcast yesterday by US-sponsored Iraqi TV, CNN and two Arab satellite television networks widely viewed in Iraq. The Al-Sa’a newspaper held its front and back pages open to publish them this morning.