From "Reuters Sees Touched Up Bodies of Saddam Sons":

U.S. forces in Iraq partly rebuilt the faces of two bodies shown to journalists on Friday in an effort to convince Iraqis that the battle-scarred corpses were those of Saddam Hussein's widely feared sons.

Perhaps it's not so much a problem of brain-power as some psychological failing. Like, we're afraid of success. Or, we can't think more than 5 minutes ahead. Or, the people who ordered this are so completely out of it that they never thought that whatreallyhappened.com or dozens of middle-east media outlets would consider this a tiny bit strange.

Maybe next time we can get someone with an above room temperature IQ to handle things. [crayon] It's not what we think, it's what they think that matters. It's like selling things to people. You might think what you're selling is the greatest thing in the world, but if you can't get that idea across, no sale.[/crayon]

In the meantime, grab some tinfoil and enjoy the show.