Godfather of the Globe...
Why hire a hit-man when you can take out the entire restaurant?

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- U.S. forces said Tuesday it may take some time to determine whether Saddam Hussein was killed in a bombing raid on a building where he was believed to be meeting with his sons.

The site remained in Iraqi hands Tuesday, a day after a U.S. warplane dropped four bombs. The blast left a smoking crater 60 feet deep, destroyed at least three houses and damaged 20 others, some badly.

U.S. officials said the bombs used are designed to destroy underground bunkers.

Earlier, one U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the target of Monday afternoon's attack was a restaurant. He did not name the restaurant. But the well-to-do neighborhood's only known restaurant, al-Sa'aa, some 100 yards away from the demolished homes, appeared intact Tuesday except for smashed windows and doors.

Except that we missed the restaurant. And…

...``As to who was inside and what their conditions are, it will take some time before we can make that full determination,'' Brooks said at a news briefing Tuesday. ``At this point in time, I'm not aware of anyone from coalition forces that have walked the site.''

Brooks said it will take some time and perhaps detailed forensic work to establish who was killed....

Our nation has reached a new low.