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  Baghdad Bob (Bagdad Bob) Dead, Chokes To Death   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Ali Waffle, long time cameraman for Baghdad Bob said BB often turned purple when he was telling lies.
Sinban Goofbarla continued to check the cue cards for errors, meanwhile Baghdad Bob collapsed to the floor and started kicking and frothing from the mouth, according to Ali Waffle, the cameraman, who continued filming.
When it became obvious Baghdad Bob was choking to death, it was too late.
www.dailyhog.com /BBDead.htm   (292 words)

  
 Humor Bagdad Bob   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
I was sincere in everything I said, even just before the fall of Baghdad international airport." "The information was correct, but the interpretations were not," he said.
Baghdad's Bob's remarks on the capture of Saddam Hussein
Baghdad's Bob's remarks on Saddam being a dictator
dunamai.com /Humor/BagdadBob/index_baghdad_bob.htm   (352 words)

  
 baghdad bob bomb over   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
BAGHDAD BOB -- The Wild Whoppers of Iraq's Weird and Wacky Minister of...
To: Apolitical Baghdad Bob says "U.S. Forces are not in Baghdad...er...wait a minute."...
If the business needs to downsize, the employer must notify the ministry of labor to fire a single worker, and the law mandates that the redundant worker is trained and placed in other jobs prior to dismissal.
baghdad.33all.info /baghdad-bob-bomb-over   (515 words)

  
 Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
His (Arabic) name, regarded as difficult to pronounce and somewhat forgettable, was often replaced by humorous nicknames such as "Baghdad Bob," "Comical Ali," or "IIM" (short for Iraqi Information Minister).
Thus the quick fall of Baghdad was to some a total surprise, and Syrian television did not broadcast images of the events.
On 25 June 2003 the London newspaper the Daily Mirror reported that al-Sahaf had been captured by coalition troops at a roadblock in Baghdad.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baghdad_Bob   (623 words)

  
 baghdad bob   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The revenge of Baghdad Bob Bush's ludicrous statements about Iraq are increasingly reminiscent of the propaganda spouted by the former...
The Collected Quotations of Baghdad Bob The Iraqi Minister of...
Bob May, a Squadron 23 pilot instructor assigned to the 777th Expeditionary...
baghdad.33all.info /baghdad-bob   (576 words)

  
 CBS News | Admin Ari Meet Baghdad Bob | July 23, 2003 12:16:31
BAGHDAD BOB: I guess it shouldn't surprise us that we both ended up here.
Like, "Heavy doesn't accurately describe the level of casualties we have inflicted." And when Baghdad was falling, you had the guts to declare, "They are not even within 100 miles of Baghdad.
BAGHDAD BOB: Speaking of America, all my life I heard how evil America and Americans were.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2003/07/23/opinion/garver/main564667.shtml   (628 words)

  
 bourland.com: Baghdad Bob's New Job!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Bob and Aziz are collaborating on a book...soon to make the NY Times bestseller list..a heavy schedule of speaking engagements and promotional tours all over the world..much in demand for parties and book discussion groups..
Baghdad Bob is now working as a spokesman for the Transcendental Meditation Program.
Bob is amusing, and yet we have a whole country to be amused by, you got it!
www.bourland.com /blog/archives/000012.html   (1554 words)

  
 Baghdad Bob's no joke - The Washington Times: Commentary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Baghdad Bob had a rich, if short-lived, career in the pantheon of American culture.
A favorite of the late-night comedians, Baghdad Bob was grist for David Letterman the night of his alleged capture.
After coalition forces took control of the airport, Baghdad Bob proclaimed, "They are not in Baghdad.
www.washtimes.com /commentary/20030702-012713-6074r.htm   (766 words)

  
 Baghdad Bob is back!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
I thought about Baghdad Bob, watching President Bush's State of the Union speech.
Like with Baghdad Bob, you had to laugh out loud at the difference between the phony world painted by George Bush and the real world most Americans live in.
Which may be OK for Baghdad Bob, but not for George W. Bush.
www.emjournal.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /aj0044.html   (702 words)

  
 The return of Baghdad Bob - The Washington Times: Commentary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Instead, Baghdad Bob has been replaced by this defeated little man, this stumbling imposter, this mere shadow of a comic genius.
It's not that what Baghdad Bob had to say was so different from R.W. Apple in the New York Times or Dennis Kucinich on the campaign trail, but how he said it: with flair, with pizzazz, with conviction, like a man enthusiastically springing a trap door on himself.
Oh, the glory that was Baghdad Bob, the grandeur that was once the Iraqi Information Ministry.
www.washtimes.com /commentary/20030702-083303-4061r.htm   (724 words)

  
 bourland.com: I'll Miss "Baghdad Bob"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Baghdad Bob should be a Weather man they tell the truth about as good as he does.
Baghdad Bob has now got the job as the new host for the remake of the popular BBC show "Call my bluff".
Baghdad Bob reported that the Iraqi tourism board says that the Americans are merely renting out our desert and parts of the cities for paint ball excurisions.
www.bourland.com /blog/archives/000010.html   (5832 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Middle East | Profile: Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf
His daily televised briefings caused amusement and confusion to journalists and audiences across the world because of his forthright and often skewed view of the conflict.
Born in Hilla, near Karbala, south of Baghdad, Mr Sahhaf's rise to a senior government position came relatively late in his career.
He then disappeared from public view, and various rumours circulated that he had died, or was hiding in Iran, or that he was attempting to surrender to US forces in Iraq.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/middle_east/2927031.stm   (740 words)

  
 Baghdad Bob's Page-O-Fun! aka Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf,
I will say to you that this film has more holes in the plot than in a Baghdad neighborhood where the CIA thought Saddam was hiding.
(Baghdad) When they found out BB was miffed that he was not included in Operation Iraqi Freedom's 55 Most Wanted Deck of Card, Baghdad Bob (aka Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, former Information Minister for Iraq under Saddam Hussein) was given his own card game.
Their infidels are committing suicide by the hundreds on the gates of Baghdad.
www.badjocks.com /baghdad_bob_quotes.htm   (1991 words)

  
 Iraqi Information Minister - Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
I mean here that over the past two days, we managed to shoot down 196 missiles before they hit their target.
Their strikes against Baghdad increase proportionally with their failures on the war front.
From what I glimpsed, these gardens with rows of palm trees on the side, which you saw in the images, are located in the south of Abu Ghreib, where we have surrounded the Americans and British.
www.brainyquote.com /infominister.html   (1505 words)

  
 BAGHDAD BOB
Baghdad Bob's cat broke the rope 18 times with a swipe of its powerful paws.
I think that Bob was plainly excessive to let the world know he had a minder.
I sense that Baghdad Bob "dropped the dime" on Saddam and hence is not in the deck of cards.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/897880/posts   (1571 words)

  
 Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, Minister of Truth: Iraq Ministry of Information. Everything is fine. Pay no attention to the ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Well, as part of the terms of their surrender, the American poodle army has been brought in chains to Baghdad by the victorious Iraqi people.
It would be nice to have a little feedback on how I’m doing, but I haven’t heard from Saddam, or those two nutcase sons of his, or any of the other bigwigs for a couple of weeks now.
The last time I talked to him, he says, “don’t worry about the Americans, they will impale themselves on the spears of the brave defenders of Baghdad.” I’m not even sure I know what this means, but far be it from me to start freelancing in a press conference, so I’m sticking to the story.
baghdadbob.blogspot.com   (1633 words)

  
 New York Daily News - News & Views - Baghdad Bob's on his own   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Sahhaf, nicknamed "Baghdad Bob," delighted even President Bush with his goofy announcements that the U.S. Army was being annihilated or walking into a trap as it plowed through Iraqi defenses to the capital city.
The spokesman, who was not included in the deck of 55 most-wanted Iraqis, resurfaced yesterday to tell a couple of Arabic TV stations that he surrendered to U.S. troops and, after a brief interview, they let him go.
Guy Shields, the U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad, said he was a big fan.
www.nydailynews.com /news/story/96038p-87026c.html   (272 words)

  
 Moviefone: Baghdad Bob Movie
BAGHDAD BOB reviews from the nation's top critics and audiences.
It is hilarious to hear "Baghdad Bob" say such classics as "They are trapped" and...
Making fun of Baghdad Bob - the Minister of Information for Saddam Hussein - who made...
movies.aol.com /movie/main.adp?mid=1242251   (227 words)

  
 Baghdad Bob $9.99   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Now that the war is over, we can reflect on what happened in that brief period, and we can put it under study.
This forty five minute documentary is just that, it explores the man that was "Comical Ali" the Iraqi information minister, from when the first bombs are dropped on Baghdad to the last day of the war.
It is hilarious to hear "Baghdad Bob" say such classics as "They are trapped" and "The American Villains".
bestbuyszone.com /product/B0000BVLNX   (484 words)

  
 The Collected Quotations of Baghdad Bob The Iraqi Minister of DisInformation
They can penetrate our borders but they cannot reach Baghdad.
It is a part of this sickness of their plan.
"Baghdad Bob" disappeared, perhaps forever.  On the other hand, perhaps he will return as Minister of Information for France or be awarded a drive time show on the new liberal talk radio network.
www.cfif.org /htdocs/freedomline/current/in_our_opinion/baghdad_bob.htm   (561 words)

  
 PR Tips for Mohammed Al-Sahhaf - Professionals offer advice to Iraq's unhinged information minister. By Timothy Noah   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Asked about it, al-Sahhaf said, "These images are not the suburbs of Baghdad.
On April 7, after U.S. troops penetrated central Baghdad and stormed Saddam's Republican Palace, the Washington Post quoted al-Sahhaf saying, "There is no presence of the American columns in the city of Baghdad at all.
John Buckley was Bob Dole's spokesman during the 1996 presidential campaign and is now executive vice president for corporate communications at AOL.
slate.msn.com /id/2081243   (816 words)

  
 Paul Greenberg: The next Baghdad Bob   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Now that Baghdad Bob's show has been canceled due to circumstances beyond his control, all the world is struggling with the void he's left.
Who now is going to declare that there are no Americans in Baghdad, that the infidels are trapped in their tanks, that Saddam Hussein rules unchallenged, that the only reason there are Americans in Baghdad is that they've been driven out of the rest of the country.
Nobody will ever match Baghdad Bob -- his grace, his charm, his evanescent presence, and his perfect, Jack Benny timing -- one step ahead of incoming mortar rounds.
www.townhall.com /columnists/paulgreenberg/pg20030507.shtml   (914 words)

  
 WorldNetDaily: Has 'Baghdad Bob' been captured?
A British tabloid newspaper reports the former information minister of Iraq who became globally known for stretching the truth has been arrested at a roadblock in a Baghdad suburb.
As WorldNetDaily reported earlier this month, another British paper, the Mail on Sunday, claimed its reporters found Sahhaf alive and well, still living in Baghdad, ending speculation he committed suicide or fled the country.
With or without his knowledge or blessing, Baghdad Bob has become a marketing success, with action figures with his likeness being sold in the U.S., and TV commercials featuring Sahhaf hitting the airwaves.
www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=33243   (325 words)

  
 Andy HoboTraveler.Com Blog
I call him "Born Again Bob" He is a good guy and I call him this to his face.
The country is small and the Baghdad is in the center.
I know Baghdad is probably not amazing in that sense, but the point is that it could drastically change over the next few years, and if I were you, I’d take the time to get there and see it if only for the sake of having seen it.
www.hobotraveler.com /2003_08_01_archive.html   (13271 words)

  
 Res Ipsa Loquitur: Baghdad Bob T-shirts
Steve proudly announces his new line of Baghdad Bob t-shirts and coffee mugs.
Steve proudly announces his new line of Baghdad Bob t-shirts & coffee mugs.
Just click on the pic on the left....or go here to buy direct.
res-ipsa.the-blinding-white-light.com /archives/000904.html   (169 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - U.S. struggles to breach wall of Iraqi skepticism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
BAGHDAD — Nearly every afternoon, coalition spokesman Dan Senor and Brig.
Mark Kimmitt stride to the podium here to talk about progress in Iraq.
He likens Kimmitt to Saddam Hussein's mouthpiece, Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, best known to Americans as "Baghdad Bob." As U.S. forces entered Baghdad last April, al-Sahhaf continued to tell Iraqis that the capital was in the hands of Saddam's forces.
www.usatoday.com /news/world/iraq/2004-05-24-us-credibility_x.htm   (887 words)

  
 We Love the Iraqi Information Minister
Al-Arabiya TV announces that M.S.S. will reappear Friday for the first time since the fall of Baghdad in an interview conducted in his "hideout in Baghdad," that will be aired at 1900 GMT Friday.
June 25 - The Daily Mirror reports that U.S. troops have arrested M.S.S., at a roadblock in a Baghdad suburb.
The Baghdad Broadcasting Corporation announces the release of the Baghdad Bob DVD, a compilation of his unforgettable live performances.
www.welovetheiraqiinformationminister.com   (4949 words)

  
 Baghdad Bob's Photo Gallery
Over the days that was Gulf War II, Sadam, Muhammad Said al-Sahhaf, Iraq's head of the Ministry Of Information became known as "Baghdad Bob" head of "The Ministry Of Disinformation." In what was a tense time, his interpretations of reality provided the world with laughter and comic relief.
Baghdad Bob, Minister Of Misinformation (click cartoon to enlarge)
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www.code7r.org /Bintoons/iraq05.htm   (446 words)

  
 HOG ON ICE: Baghdad Bob Steins & Coffee Mugs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
HOG ON ICE: Baghdad Bob Steins & Coffee Mugs
Same photo as the Baghdad Bob shirts, but different captions.
Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Baghdad Bob Steins & Coffee Mugs:
www.hogonice.com /archives/000669.html   (157 words)

  
 Baghdad Bob resurfaces
Naw, he's opening the Baghdad Bed, Ba'ath, and Beyond.
I've always thought Baghdad Bob could have a good career as the DNC spokesman...who better to articulate the "thoughts" and "ideas" of Terry McAuliffe?
How about a pic of "Baghdad Bubba" and his lovely ass.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/890238/posts   (1216 words)

  
 WorldNetDaily: Reports: Baghdad Bob commits suicide
Two Iranian newspapers indicate Saddam's spokesman – who became internationally famous as "Baghdad Bob" and "Comical Ali" for his comedic hyperbole – has committed suicide.
According to reports in Mardomsalari and Al Wifaq, Iraqi refugees taking shelter near the Iranian town of Dehloran say al-Sahhaf hanged himself shortly before Baghdad fell to U.S. forces on April 9.
No source was provided to confirm the claim.
www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=32099   (227 words)

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