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	CNN.com - Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, face of Iraqi government - Apr. 8, 2003
		Sahaf, 63, who kept a low profile before the war, has become an unlikely media star and a hero to many in the Arab world, at the same time as Western audiences gasp at his bravado.
		Sahaf often leaves foreign reporters astonished at his version of events, but roundly dismisses U.S. and British reports of the war as lies and "illusions."
		Sahaf was Iraq's foreign minister for almost a decade and ambassador to India, Italy and the United Nations.
	edition.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/04/08/sprj.irq.sahaf.profile.reut (620 words)

	Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf (also Mohammed Said al-Sahhaf) (born 1940) was an Iraqi diplomat and politician.
		He came to wide prominence around the world during the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, during which he was the Information Minister of the country.
		Many in Arab countries who were interviewed later were incredulous, and were forced to conclude that Sahaf and their own media had been lying all along.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mohammed_Saeed_al-Sahaf (601 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| OPINION > Surrealistic al-Sahaf remains a fun-cult figure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		Sahaf and his analysis of the current situation and the future of Iraq,” Hadethi said, without giving details of the job package.
		A London-based Arabic newspaper reported that Sahaf, dubbed “Comical Ali” for his eccentric denials that Iraqi forces were being overrun, was now holed up with his aunt in Baghdad and wanted the Americans to arrest and protect him.
		The report said Sahaf had left the northern city of Mosul sometime between April 23 and April 25 and was staying at his aunt’s house in the capital’s Palestine Street.
	www.manilatimes.net /national/2003/may/04/opinion/20030504opi6.html (2042 words)

	CNN.com - Sahaf: U.S. troops will be burned - Apr. 7, 2003
		In an apparent show of defiance, Iraq's Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf stood in the streets of Baghdad Monday morning amid a U.S. raid on the capital, issuing denials of coalition advances.
		Sahaf said American troops were beginning to "commit suicide on the walls of Baghdad.
		He denied certain buildings, such as the al Rashid hotel, were under coalition control.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/04/07/sprj.irq.sahaf/index.html (275 words)

	IRAQI INFORMATION MINISTER ACCEPTS POSITION AS US TOBACCO SPOKESPERSON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		Baghdad, Iraq- Emerging from the smoke filled streets, and bunkers somewhere in Baghdad, the former Iraqi Information Minister, Mohammed Saeed as-Sahaf, greeted the international press with news he accepted the position of spokesperson, with a leading US tobacco firm.
		Mohammed Saeed as-Sahaf wanted to make it very clear that he cut ties with the Iraqi Government and would not be fielding questions about a rumor that Baghdad had fallen.
		Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf told reporters he looks forward to fighting the War on Camels in the United States, on behalf of the American people.
	www.dailyhog.com /Info_Minister_Tobacco.htm (271 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
		Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf (also Mohammed Said al-Sahhaf) (born 1940) is an Iraqi diplomat and politician.
		He came to wide prominence around the world during the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, during which he was the Information Minister of the country.
		Profile of Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf (BBC News) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2927031.stm)
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/mo/Mohammed_Saeed_al-Sahaf (597 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf
		Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf (محمد سعيد الصحاف also Mohammed Said al-Sahhaf, born 1940) is a former Iraqi diplomat and politician.
		Thus the quick fall of Baghdad was to some a total surprise; Syrian television did not broadcast images of the events.
		Many in Arab countries who were interviewed later were incredulous and were forced to conclude that Sahaf and their own media had been lying all along, comparable to a similar watershed event that came out of the Arab-Israeli wars several decades earlier.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Muhammad_Saeed_al-Sahhaf (892 words)

	Mirror.co.uk - News - All News Archive - THE MINISTER OF MISINFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		Oblivious to the carnage of Saddam's destroyed edifices all around him, unbowed by the glaringly obvious fact that his beloved president is finished and (above all) not for a second perturbed by the truth, Saddam's incredible Information Minister carries on regardless.
		Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf (crazy name - crazy guy!) spouts non-stop garbage.
		Gone was his microphone bedecked podium, gone was that weird looking map of the world, in front of which he used to pontificate, gone was the Ministry of Information.
	www.mirror.co.uk /news/allnews/page.cfm?objectid=12821265&method=full&siteid=50143 (592 words)

	Mirror.co.uk - News - All News Archive - COMICAL ALI 'HELD' (NO JOKE) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		Information minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf had been hiding out at a relative's house since April watching satellite TV - banned under Saddam.
		The Americans hope that Sahaf, who did not appear in their deck of cards of Iraq's most wanted, will tell them where Saddam is hiding.
		He was the last member of Saddam's Ba'ath party to abandon his post, giving his final briefing on the morning the tyrant's statue was symbolically toppled in the capital.
	www.mirror.co.uk /news/allnews/content_objectid=13107151_method=full_siteid=50143_headline=-COMICAL-ALI-'HELD'-(NO-JOKE)-name_page.html (501 words)

	Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf (Signal vs. Noise)
		I think a lot of companies could use a guy like Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf...like, imagine if a company like Overture had him as their PR guy (I use Overture, only because I just got an annoying cold call from them):
		It's important to remember that if Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf said anything other than, "we're killing and roasting those american infidels," he would probably be shot on site.
		Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf: the guy is a legend and saved us all from along drawn out war.
	www.37signals.com /svn/archives/000145.php (2160 words)

	Tikkabik: Comment on Where's Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf?
		Mohamed Saeed Al-Sahaf is a war Hero.He did all he could to make Sure that Sadam Hussein escapes from American and his friend British.He made American top leaders not sleep thinking how to win the war.Mohamed is the key person in this war and he will never be forgotten.We love you Mohamed Saeed Al-Sahaf...Bravo brother.
		If Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf is dead then he was faithful unto death and his integrity is undimmed,if he is still alive then I think the joke's on us.
		Sahaf excaggarated all the time but didn't say anything that is completely wrong like the coalition did.
	www.tikkabik.com /cgi-bin/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=424 (3685 words)

	Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf :: The Unofficial Fan Club Homepage of Baghdad Bob (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		Sahaf said American troops were beginning to "commit suicide on the walls of Baghdad.
		Sahaf rejected contentions that suicide attacks - like an Iraqi car bomb blast that killed four US soldiers on Saturday - would lead to an increase in killings of civilians by Coalition troops.
		Sahaf said the summit ultimatum was a threat not only to Iraq but to "the whole world which has stood against war."
	ministeralsahaf.port5.com (2034 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		The Former Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, who had been serving as the spokesman for media giant AOL-Time Warner, said he welcomed the challenges ahead in his new post in the Waitangi Tribunal.
		Mr Saeed al-Sahaf said he was looking forward to meeting and talking to various tribal units and felt sure he could have all claims resolved within a fortnight.
		He said he was glad the airport security had not picked up the carefully hidden weapons of mass destruction he had hidden in the soles of his shoes, as he felt these would ensure a successful outcome.
	www.cathydee.com /politics/2003/treaty.htm (344 words)

	Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf \| The Scheherazade of Baghdad \| Economist.com
		Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf's memorable, often surreal, daily press briefings were all that proved to the world that the regime was still there.
		Mr Sahaf's English statements, while smooth and fluent, always seemed a little ludicrous.
		The London-based Arabic daily al Sharqal-Awsat even devoted an article to exploring the linguistic and cultural roots of his unique vocabulary.
	www.economist.com /world/africa/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1705375 (148 words)

	Mohammed @ Croque Fan
		It's said to be more balanced than Al Jazeera, the cable channel based in Qatar that is known as the CNN of the Mideast and best known as a sometime platform for Usama bin Laden.
		Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf (also Mohammed Said al-Sahhaf) was a diplomat and a politician) In this war he was the Information Minister of Iraq.
		In contrary to many others Mohammed is not from the area around Saddam's hometown, Tikrit, but he was born in Hilla, south of Baghdad, in 1940.
	croqueweb.com /fan (1526 words)

	Untitled
		Al-ahram, the Egyptian weekly carried an article "Al Sahaf's Legacy" analysing the reasons for the popularity of Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
		Sahaf became a cult figure on television with his daily briefings.
		He was known for colourful language condemning the Coalition Forces and his denials while the rest of the world saw what was actually happening.
	www.geocities.com /newscompass2003/Oldposts/alsahaf.html (664 words)

	We Love the Iraqi Information Minister
		The speech delivery method and mannerism of Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf where he states a lie so defiantly that the listener begins to question whether it is himself or the speaker who is crazy.
		Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf has finally answered his calling in life, bringing laughter to the masses.
		Mohammed Wanna-Be I want to be impregnated by this noble steed you call Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf The Iraqi information minister...
	www.welovetheiraqiinformationminister.com /mss_readers.html (4242 words)

	Memphilter: Al Sahaf as Black Knight
		The fan club site of Mohammed Saeed al Sahaf, Iraq's information minister and the world's most famous "glass is half full" guy, has been mentioned here before, but it bears repeating now that the site's creators finally ponied up for the bandwidth to make it viewable.
		Sahaf's unwavering vision of ultimate military success is reminiscent of Monty Python's limb-losing optimist, the Black Knight.
		Those who think this has been wag the dog war could certainly argue that al-Sahaf is really just Syndey Pollack.
	www.memphilter.com /blog/archives/000241.html (211 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Defiant misinformation minister still fighting on media frontline
		Mr Sahaf has become an unlikely media star, combining defiant and abusive language with a subtle awareness of the power of TV propaganda.
		Now in his early 60s, Mr Sahaf was studying to be an English teacher in 1963 when he joined a group led by Saddam that targeted opponents of the then underground Ba'ath party.
		Mr Sahaf is not part of the president's inner circle but he has played an important role in formulating Iraq's terminology for the conflict.
	www.guardian.co.uk /Iraq/Story/0,2763,931251,00.html (662 words)

	Iraq Crisis: Who's Who
		Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, Iraq Information Minister, gained a cult following for his bravado and often outrageous proclamations about the status of the war in Iraq and the capabilities of the Iraqi army during his daily news conferences.
		As coalition troops stormed Baghdad, he declared, "The infidels are committing suicide by the hundreds on the gates of Baghdad." He frequently unleashed unabashed invective against President Bush and British prime minister Tony Blair, calling them "an international gang of criminal bastards," "blood-sucking bastards," and "ignorant imperialists, losers and fools." Al-Sahaf disappeared in April.
		Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, delivered several reports to the UN Security Council on his team's search for nuclear weapons inside Iraq.
	www.factmonster.com /spot/iraqwho1.html (3383 words)

	Technique
		Sahaf: There is no presence of American infidels in the city of Baghdad.
		Western media outlets have called him the “Disinformation Minister” and “Comical Ali,” and no matter where you stand in the war debate, you have to admit that Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, Iraq’s chief PR practitioner, has been the star of a comedy of errors.
		As American and British forces have run rough-shod over his country’s troops, Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf denied, lied and defied right up to the very end – smiling all the while – until he fled Baghdad for his own safety.
	www.mccom.com /technique/archives/April2003/article_1.htm (479 words)

	Web site pokes fun at Iraqi minister - - MSNBC.com
		Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf became a cult figure on television with his daily briefings from Baghdad.
		Sahaf became a cult figure on television with his daily briefings, appearing from behind a sea of microphones as he condemned the American “infidels” and often flatly denied what viewers around the world saw unfolding on their TV screens.
		In one of the great moments in PR history, Sahaf confidently boasted that Baghdad was safe and the invaders would be slaughtered, even as U.S. tanks rumbled down streets nearby.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/3078668 (392 words)

	BUSH HIRES SADDAM’S INFORMATION MINISTER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		Bush today hired former Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf as a key political adviser.
		Seeking to find yet more effective and inventive ways to destroy anyone who dares question any of his policies, the President said enlisting the aid of Saddam’s top dissent quasher should help solidify the Republican control of Washington for many years to come.
		We were doing pretty well on our own decimating anyone who spoke out in opposition, but I wanted to be sure we could take it to the next level.
	www.emjournal.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /a0013.html (257 words)

	Baghdad Bob on DVD - MovieWeb
		During the war with Iraq in 2003, one figure emerged from the tragic events to provide a little comic relief.
		Mohammed Saeed Al-Sahaf was the Iraqi Information Minister at this time, so adept at putting a positive spin on the most hopeless situations that he soon shot to superstar status.
		1.33The world stands united in its curiosity about ex-minister Mohammed Saeed Al-Sahaf, global icon and legend of the modern media age.
	movieweb.com /dvd/dvd.php?014381207224 (153 words)

	Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, Minister of Truth: Iraq Ministry of Information. Everything is fine. Pay no attention to the ...
		Speaking of the groveling lapdogs of the West, it was very gratifying to see all of the leaders of various Iraqi "opposition" groups sitting down yesterday and agreeing to bury the hatchet and declare their allegiance and devotion to Saddam.
		So, it looks like everything is going according to planThe infidel army of puppies is defeated (we keep all their tanks to use as new taxis), the war is over, UN will drop the pesky sanctions, and prosperity will once again come to our quiet peace-loving country.
		So I get this call the other night, “Big meeting at the safe house tomorrow morning, everyone will be there, keep it under your beret.” I’m running late, and show up a few minutes after the start of the meeting, and safe house is gone.
	baghdadbob.blogspot.com (1633 words)

	Daily Pundit Archives
		BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) -- A fl military beret on his head, Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf has become the face and voice of Iraqi defiance.
		al Sahaf has been found working as a Clown under a Bigtop in Syria near Damascus.
		He was quoted as complaining about the roar of the grease-paint and the smell of the crowd.
	www.dailypundit.com /archives/010459.php (481 words)

	Why we love the Iraqi information minister \| The Register
		Updated One unfortunate side effect of Gulf War II has been the complete disappearance of affable Iraqi information minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf.
		We say unfortunate because al-Sahaf will go down in history as one of the most entertaining mouthpieces of tyranny ever to grace the international stage.
		As well as a comprehensive compendium of Sahafisms, readers might enjoy the section speculating as to what spin our hero might have applied to great battles of history.
	www.theregister.co.uk /2003/04/11/why_we_love_the_iraqi (430 words)

	ReadMe \| Invading Troops? What Invading Troops? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		Wired has a great article on Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, who was, until recently, the official mouthpiece of Iraq.
		In the last few days, the official mouthpiece of the Iraqi regime, Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, has become the subject of fan sites, spoof weblogs, petitions to get him a TV show and merchandise like coffee mugs and T-Shirts.
		While most of the press took al-Sahaf semi-seriously, and a lot of the public dismissed him simply as a brazen liar, many American and U.K. Web surfers perceived something else in his words: a unique brand of fl humor in the face of overwhelming defeat.
	journalism.nyu.edu /pubzone/readme/article.php?id=96 (273 words)

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