Under the headline ‘Tyrant's in his pants,’ The Sun ran a front-page photo of a bare-chested Saddam standing in white underwear and holding an item of clothing as he appeared to be getting dressed, with an unpainted wooden door behind him.
In the accompanying article with other intimate photographs of him, the mass-circulation daily quotes US military sources as saying they handed over the photos in the hope of dealing a body blow to the resistance in Iraq.
"Saddam is not superman or God, he is now just an ageing and humble old man. It's important that the people of Iraq see him like that to destroy the myth," the source was quoted as saying.
"Maybe, that will kill a bit of the passion in the fanatics who still follow him," the source said. "It's over, guys. The evil days of Saddam's Baath Party are never coming back - and here's the proof."
An unidentified man photographs two paintings by Israeli artist Gal Weinstein depicting the dead sons Uday, left, and Qusay, right, of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in Berlin Thursday, May 19, 2005, which are part of the exhibition 'New Hebrews - 100 years of Art in Israel'. The exhibition, which will open for the public from May, 20 through Sept. 5, 2005, is part of the celebrations of the 40th anniversary of the diplomatic relationships between Israel and Germany.
