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There's a difference between what the Iraqis did - showing pictures of prisoners/dead soldiers before the families had had a chance to find out the status of their loved ones - and showing these photos of Uday and Qusai. There's a long history of mistrust in Iraq (understandably) of officials saying "so and so is dead" when they're just in hiding and come back to wreak their vengeance. The Iraqi people needed proof, so they showed the photos. They had already announced in all the media that they were killed so it's not like it was a big surprise to anybody, not like to the American families. I don't find it hypocritical at all. Distasteful, yes, but not hypocritical.
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"If ten million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing."
- Anatole France
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