Saddam's Sons

Odai Hussien, left, and his younger brother Qusai, right, stand with their father, former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, in this undated photo. Odai and Qusai were killed by U.S. troops in a July 22, 2003, gunbattle.

Qusai Hussein listens to his father's speech during a congress for the regional command of the ruling Baath party in Baghdad, Iraq, May 17, 2001. Qusai held wide-ranging powers over the nation's ruthless security apparatus and was one of the most feared men in Iraq.

Odai Hussein attends a session of parliament in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 24, 2000. He was elected to parliament in 1999 with a reported 99 percent of the vote, but he rarely attended parliament sessions.

A month before the start of the war, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, seated right, chairs a meeting with high-ranking Iraqi military officials, Feb. 27, 2003, in Baghdad. Present were his son Qusai, second left, head of the elite Republican Guards, and Defense Minister Hashem Sultan, left. The other man is unidentified.

Two Iraqis hold a big portrait showing Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and his two sons, Odai, top right, and Qusai, bottom right, at al-Saadoun street in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 17, 2002. The Arabic sentences read: "All Iraq is calling: Saddam is our pride," top right; "May God protect Iraq and our leader Saddam Hussein," middle; and "congratulations to you Mr. president for your great referendum," at bottom.

Odai, right, and Qusai Hussein, left, converse shortly before the opening of a congress for the regional command of the ruling Baath party in Baghdad, Iraq, May 17, 2001.

Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, center seated, is pictured with members of his family in 1990. At the back row, from left, are Hussein Kamel, Saddam Kamel, his wife and Saddam Hussein's daughter Rana, Saddam's eldest son Odai, Hussein Kamel's wife and Saddam Hussein's eldest daughter Raghda. In her arms is her son Ali, the President's first grandson. Others in photo are unidentified.

Odai Hussein talks with Dr. Hassan al-Khoudairi, left, at Ibn Sina Hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, April 22, 1997, two days after surgery to repair injuries suffered in a December assassination attempt. He had once been a strong candidate to succeed Saddam, but after the attack, his younger brother Qusai was instead groomed for the position.

Odai Hussein uses crutches as he leaves Ibn Sina Hospital in Baghdad, June 9, 1997. The attack left Odai with a bullet in his spine that forced him to walk with a cane.

Seen walking without the aid of crutches for the first time since his attempted assassination, Odai Hussein visits an orphanage in Baghdad, June 26, 1999. His visit, which was aired on Iraqi television, was to present cakes and other gifts sent from the president to the children.

Odai Hussein hunts for wild birds on the Tigris River on Dec. 12, 2000, the fourth anniversary of the assassination attempt that left him badly wounded.

Odai Hussein rides his favorite horse Cassandra in this undated photo.

U.S. Army physician's assistant Lt. John Frasure sets down his helmet while trying out Odai Hussein's bed at Odai's palace in Baghdad, Iraq, April 14, 2003. U.S. troops who raided the palace found all the trappings of a life of fast cars, expensive liquor and easy women.

A portrait of himself is displayed in Odai Hussein's office at his palace in Baghdad, April 14, 2003. U.S. troops found bags and boxes of pills and medicines everywhere, in addition to Cuban cigars with his name on the wrapper, $1 million in alcohol and even heroin.