Mohammed Saïd al-Sahaf

Al-Sahaf is known for his daily press briefings in Baghdad during the 2003 Iraq War. His colorful appearances caused him to be nicknamed Baghdad Bob (in the style of previous propagandists with alliterative aliases such as "Hanoi Hannah" and "Seoul City Sue") by commentators in the United States and Comical Ali (an allusion to Chemical Ali, the nickname of former Iraqi Defence Minister Ali Hassan al-Majid) by commentators in the United Kingdom.

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[Chris Fong]

On April 7, 2003, two days before Baghdad fell to US forces, al-Sahhaf claimed that there were no American troops in Baghdad, and that the Americans were committing suicide by the hundreds at the city's gates. He made this statement while standing on the east bank of the Dijli (Tigris) River in the center of Baghdad. His back was to the river and reporters could see two American Army M1 Abrams tanks behind him on a road on the far side of the river.

[ParkerDaiOSTs]

CRACKED...there I said it

[MrTsiolkovsky]

Jay Carney.

[daver308]

Is this Jay Carney ?

[Phillip Galey]

Baghdad Bob mastered the art of political elocution, . . . so much like so many of our very own politicians, . . . comical, . . . absolutely a rip, . . .

[prrichgaby]

I did the same thing! LOL!

[VanillaSkyler]

I came here to watch this because of a Drudge Report linked article about Jay Carney.

[docloge]

OMG Jay Carney is Baghdad Bob!

[docloge]

Did Jay Carney train under Baghdad Bob?

[150cantona]

movie gangster ? al capone was real