GET THEM ON TELEVISION. On Tuesday, CENTCOM confirmed the killing of Uday and Qusay Hussein in Mosul, Iraq. According to Lt. Gen. Rick Sanchez, “The bodies are in a condition where you could identify them.” It may sound gruesome, but the Bush administration should work expeditiously to provide the world with evidence–photographic if it can be done tastefully–that Saddam’s murderous sons are, in fact, dead. In several briefings in Iraq over the past week, coalition military and civilian officials repeatedly expressed concern at the rumor culture that prevails to this day in the country. Most Iraqis are grateful that the coalition removed the regime, they say, with military officials working closely with Iraqis throughout the country estimating that between 80 percent and 90 percent of the population is supportive of U.S. efforts there.

But suspicion of American motives remains. This was apparent when deputy Defense secretary Paul Wolfowitz met with the city council in Najaf on Saturday. After Wolfowitz listened to several expressions of gratitude and a list of concerns from Iraqis serving on the newly formed council, he invited questions. One member of the city council spoke up, asking Wolfowitz “two questions that keep coming to me from people on the streets of Najaf:”