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To: tejek who wrote (167510)	4/11/2003 12:56:41 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1581336

Iraqi information minister a hit in cyberspace cnn.com Fan site mulls Sahaf quotes, who will portray him in movies Friday, April 11, 2003 Posted: 9:55 AM EDT (1355 GMT) LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- A member of Saddam Hussein's vanquished regime has sprung up as an unlikely hero in cyberspace on a Web site embraced by both supporters and foes of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. Television news junkies transfixed by daily briefings by Iraqi Minister of Information Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf are now logging onto a few days-old Web site featuring his finest invective against U.S. and British "infidels." The site describes itself as a "coalition effort of bloodthirsty hawks and ineffectual doves" united in their admiration for al-Sahaf and his pronouncements, such as: "I now inform you that you are too far from reality." Among al-Sahaf's now-famous declarations was: "There are no American infidels in Baghdad. Never!" Writer and former Greenpeace activist Kieran Mulvaney, a Briton living in Alaska, said he and friends got the idea for the site while watching cable news coverage of the three-week-old war. "I mentioned to one of my friends that the best part is watching this guy," Mulvaney told Reuters. "He is so brazen that I could almost admire him." Mulvaney and his friends designed, built and put up the site in three days. Within hours of going live on the Internet, the site "has exploded," Mulvaney said. The same day, U.S. troops marched into Baghdad and al-Sahaf disappeared, or in the view of his new Web site, went on "administrative leave." "I hope he is alive somewhere so he knows how famous he has become," Mulvaney said. "We've had all kinds of e-mail from literally all over the world. We even had a few e-mails from within the Pentagon saying, 'We really like this guy and we miss him.'" The site already is offering T-shirts and mugs bearing al-Sahaf's best-loved statements ("My feelings -- as usual -- we will slaughter them all!") and has selected actor and director Sydney Pollack to play the information minister in the Hollywood version of the war. In the meantime, Mulvaney said he will appeal for sightings of al-Sahaf, and there are plans to poll fans about what the beret-wearing minister should do after the war. One fan has advocated an urgent campaign to spare al-Sahaf if he is found: "He is too much of a global asset to be murdered/shot/stabbed or otherwise wasted."

To: tejek who wrote (167510)	4/11/2003 1:43:04 PM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1581336

Ted, What's interesting is that it was his commander who told him to do it. He (the soldier with the flag) was a bit of a celebrity here in NYC, since he is from here. His parents were interviewed etc. Joe

To: tejek who wrote (167510)	4/11/2003 3:10:14 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1581336

What's interesting is that it was his commander who told him to do it. I didn't know that but it actually doesn't tell me much. "His commander" could be his platoon leader or General Franks, or anyone in between. It would be an officer instead of an enlisted man but it might not be anyone very high up. Do you know who issued the command? Tim