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19 mar 2013 · Al-Sahaf’s daily press briefings in the lead-up to the war and in its first weeks led to him being nicknamed “Baghdad Bob” or “Comical Ali” (an allusion to “Chemical Ali,” the ...
He has also been nicknamed Baghdad Bob or Comical Ali (a play on "Chemical Ali") for his notable and colorful television appearances as the Information Minister of Iraq. Early life and career [ edit ]
21 mar 2013 · Sporting a kicky black beret and delightfully bombastic lexicon, Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf appeared on TV daily to predict American failure and deny the Baghdad invasion--sometimes even as U.S ...
13 sie 2014 · Dubbed “Baghdad Bob,” al-Sahhaf’s face soon graced t-shirts and posters, while overnight tribute sites to him sprung up across the Internet. “There are no infidels in the city. Never!” he thundered during one of his press conferences in the capital in the final days of the war.
Saddam's gatekeeper. From Saddam Hussein’s Information Minster to a phenomenon of pop culture. Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf refuses to accept, in his statements to the media, the taking of Baghdad by the US military. His comments made him famous as Baghdad Bob and made him a star in the Western world.
27 cze 2003 · He resurfaced on 26 June in brief interviews on Al-Arabiya and Abu Dhabi TV, but declined to talk about the final days before Baghdad fell. He said he had surrendered himself to US forces,...
Chief United Nations weapons inspectors Hans Blix, right, and Mohamed Elbaradei, left, speak at the Foreign Ministry where talks are being held with Iraq officials, in Baghdad on Jan. 19, 2003 ...
