Last Updated: September 27, 2002 10:54 AM ET


BERLIN (Reuters) - A German television network said on Thursday it had made a scientific study of 450 photographs of Saddam Hussein in Iraq and concluded there are at least three doubles posing as the Iraqi president.

The ZDF public television network, working with a German coroner, said it took the photographs and film clips of Saddam which it had in its archives and used facial recognition technology to determine that men said to be him were lookalikes.

"In the film sequences since 1998 only the doubles appear," said Dieter Buhmann, a Homburg coroner. "He himself has not been seen again."

ZDF said in a news report and statement on its Web site (www.heute.t-online.de) ahead of the broadcast of its findings later on Thursday that "a scientific investigation proved that the 65-year-old ruler allows at least three doubles to replace him at official appearances."

ZDF said it was difficult to tell which were the doubles and which was the real Saddam Hussein.

"They have apparently undergone surgery to appear to look like the statesman," ZDF said. "The doubles have mastered Saddam's gestures and perfectly mimic Saddam, with only tiny details separating them from the real Saddam Hussein."

ZDF also quoted a physician, Muslim Al-Asadi, whom it said has been studying lookalikes for years.

"Between Saddam Hussein and another person who appeared in Iraqi television I was able to detect five different facial differences between the original and the double presented by Iraqi television," he was quoted telling ZDF.







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[This message was edited Mon Sep 30 22:47:48 PDT 2002 by SkletonKee]

now, theres a *real* picture of Saddam and his doubles enjoying a boat ride...i will buy cookies to the first person who finds this online..GoodMorning America showed it this morning, and I couldnt stop laughing...

Where are my cookies SkletonKee

They don't look anything like him, besides the obvious hair color and mustache thing they've got going there...
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[This message was edited Mon Sep 30 22:10:46 PDT 2002 by Diva]

LOL...i cant...stop laughing...its to much!!! oh my oh my oh my...

SkletonKee said:

You're just too kind... all this was so unexpected..(nothing contrived about it) I'm quite overwhelmed... really... I won't forget this act of generosity SkletonKee

Hussein isn't alone:

It's not odd, Hitler & Staline had doubles too

omg. this is too cruel. but I like it.

This reminds me, my junior high gym teacher looks a lot like Sadaam.

2the9s


5 stars! 5 stars! ...err...

2the9s that is tooo funny!!

TRON said:

Mine too ... however she/he claimed to be a female.

TRON said:

Mr. Maul?

Diva said:

Did she have a moustache?

jnoel said:

Did you meet her too?!

Diva said:

Not yet, wowen with moustache are not really my fantasy but I wonder what it feels to kiss one hehe

women

Diva said:

The Iraqi backstreet boys shooting a sexafide shirtless video.

9's that was too funny!

Viva la 2the9s! That was some funny ass shit!

Hey 9's, did I send you that? And if I did do you still have it? Email it to me, a professor here wants it! Thanks...

CarrieLee said:

What does he have tenure review coming up? Check your mail.






Edit: Or rather your Orgnotes... heh
[This message was edited Tue Oct 1 14:54:58 PDT 2002 by 2the9s]

LMAO!!!

Well done 9s!

@ 2the9s

This is what qualifies you for the Orgy Awards, people.

Take notes.

bump!!!


(i just needed a good laugh..and these two pics (saddam and then bushs) do it for me everytime..)

Agree...this was too funny!

bump!!