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To: Neeka who wrote (90837)	4/7/2003 5:59:59 AM
From: Bill Ulrich	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

M, you might enjoy this column about our pal, Information Minister Sahhaf. I almost feel sorry for the guy, given so little ammunition to complete his job. Kinda. Iraqi Info Minister a Crackup By Robert Kirby, Salt Lake Tribune Columnist sltrib.com <SNIP> "...To prove Iraqi invincibility, Sahhaf claims that a villager armed only with a cowbell and a sacred bone relic destroyed dozens of coalition tanks and helicopters. If such a battle occurred, it does leave one wondering how it went unnoticed by thousands of free world journalists so desperate for news they will interview an MRE..." </SNIP> -MrB

To: Neeka who wrote (90837)	4/29/2003 7:49:02 PM
From: Bill Ulrich	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Now, how can you not have some sympathy for the poor info minister dude <g>: Comical Ali even fails to surrender By Alex Spillius (Filed: 30/04/2003) dailytelegraph.co.uk During the war he was the oddball public face of America's enemy Iraq, but now there are claims that Mohammad Said Sahaf, the former information minister, cannot get himself arrested. The minister, nicknamed "Comical Ali" for his eccentric denials that Iraqi forces were being overrun, is said to have tried to turn himself in to the Americans. But they refused, as he was not on their list of the 55 most wanted members of Saddam Hussein's regime. A senior Kurdish official said that Sahaf had been holed up at a relative's house in central Baghdad for a week near a street patrolled every day by American armoured vehicles. Adel Murad, of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, told the London-based Arab newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat: "He sent some of his relatives to inform them of his wish to surrender, but they turned him down. Negotiations are still going on to hand him over." It was not the first attempt at surrender Sahaf had made. Before returning to Baghdad, he asked the PUK in the northern city of Mosul to contact US troops on his behalf, but the PUK decided it was not worth the trouble. Sahaf, with his familiar beret and standing behind a forest of microphones, quickly built up a worldwide cult following for his daily press conferences. Even President George W Bush admitted he was a Sahaf fan and used to interrupt meetings to watch him. If his efforts at surrender fail, a career in television awaits. The Dubai-based al-Arabiya channel said yesterday that Sahaf, who also served as foreign minister, was welcome to join as a commentator. Earlier reports in an Iranian newspaper that Sahaf had hanged himself now appear to be unfounded.