Gruesome Videotape Allegedly Shows Brutal Fedayeen Saddam Punishment

Thursday, October 30, 2003

(11:56 PM ET) (04:56 GMT)

The Cable News Network

CNN Senior Pentagon Correspondent Jamie McIntyre contributed to this report

"There are a lot of them [tapes of brutal punishment] around, and they portray a regime that was about as vicious as any regime could conceivably be."

-- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld

WASHINGTON -- CNN
A gruesome videotape found in April by U.S. troops in Iraq allegedly shows the brutal punishment administered by the Fedayeen Saddam to enforce discipline under the regime of Saddam Hussein.

The tape was recovered by the 308th Civil Affairs Brigade from a building near the Al Saadoan Police station on April 22, according to Pentagon sources.

The tape was not released by the Pentagon, but was obtained by CNN from independent sources. It could not be determined when the tape was made.

An analysis by the U.S. military concludes the victims on the tape appear to be members of the Fedayeen Saddam who have been accused of crimes ranging from desertion to disobeying orders.
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Dan