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New tactics in Saddam hunt$30 million bounty to be paid on sons
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. military is distributing retouched images of Saddam Hussein to troops in Iraq to depict what he might look like after weeks on the run, Pentagon officials said Thursday. The six digitally altered photos and artists' depictions show Saddam with long hair, gray hair or a mustache. One sketch depicts a haggard Saddam as he might appear nearly four months after his government collapsed. The images from the CIA are not being distributed publicly but are being handed out to troops with the Army's 4th Infantry Division and Task Force 20 -- the secretive special operations unit responsible for hunting fugitive Iraqi leaders. On a related note, the State Department's Rewards for Justice program is planning to distribute matchbooks with Saddam's picture on them and a reminder of the $25 million price on his head. Mock-ups of the matchbooks are expected to be ready in the next several days, a department official said. Meanwhile, Saddam's two eldest daughters -- Rana and Raghad -- have found sanctuary in Amman, Jordan, where they are guests of King Abdullah. "Being guests, they are welcome to stay, they are welcome to move on," said Jordan Information Minister Nabil Sharif. "But my impression is that they are in Jordan to stay." Sharif said the women sought asylum and it was granted for humanitarian reasons. (Full story) Big payday for unidentified IraqiThe U.S. States Department also announced Thursday it would pay a $30 million bounty to the informer who led U.S. troops to Saddam's sons, Uday and Qusay. The department said the payout would be largest in the Rewards for Justice program's history. "It's important to show people that we do what we say we're going to do ... and we do sincerely appreciate the effort that this individual made and the risk that he took," said State Department spokesman Richard Boucher. Uday and Qusay Hussein were killed last week in a firefight in Mosul. The identity of the person who tipped U.S. forces to their location has not been released. The reward for the sons was $15 million each. CNN has reported that neighbors believe the tipster was the owner of the house where they were found in Mosul. Another report emerged Thursday that had the brothers traveling around in a remodeled garbage truck before they were found. Boucher said Secretary of State Colin Powell approved the payment. "We're pleased with the results," he said. "It's a lump sum payment of $30 million," Boucher said. The person's residence and that area's laws will determine his tax liability. It was unclear how the payment would be made, because the United States wants to preserve the man's identity. "We're not giving any information whatsoever that would narrow it down to 24 million people," Boucher said. The U.S.-led coalition said Thursday it was consulting with local Iraqi officials on what to do with the bodies of Uday and Qusay. (Full story) CNN correspondents Barbara Starr and Andrea Koppel contributed to this report.
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