US has Saddam's DNA

General Tommy Franks has revealed that United States authorities have DNA from Saddam Hussein and his sons, raising hopes that forensic experts can determine whether the Iraqi President was killed in US strikes on Government compounds.

Franks, commander of the war effort that has displaced Saddam's Government, said investigators had a powerful tool that could positively identify Saddam "unless the remains were removed" from where he died.

"What you should know is that we have the forensic capability to chase these things down, and we'll chase them down, every one of them, all the way," he said.

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