Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf Quotes


...over the past two days, we managed to shoot down 196 missiles before they hit their target.


Citations

"Iraqi Information Minister Holds Press Briefing." CNN Transcripts, Cable News Network, 22 Mar. 2003.

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Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
  • Born: July 30, 1940
  • Nationality: Iraqi
  • Profession: Public Servant

Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf also known as Baghdad Bob or Comical Ali, is an Iraqi former diplomat and politician. He came to worldwide prominence around the 2003 invasion of Iraq, during which he was the Media and Foreign Affairs Minister under Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, acting as spokesman for the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and Saddam's government.