{"id":449,"date":"2003-04-11T13:26:10","date_gmt":"2003-04-11T18:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=449"},"modified":"2003-04-11T13:26:10","modified_gmt":"2003-04-11T18:26:10","slug":"baghdad_bob","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2003\/04\/11\/baghdad_bob.html","title":{"rendered":"Baghdad Bob"},"content":{"rendered":"

Come join the zany crew at We Love the Iraqi Information Minister<\/a>, a site dedicated to everyone’s favorite spinmeister, Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, Iraqi Minister of Information (currently on administrative leave). <\/p>\n

(The above is their current IP; their domain <\/a>at this writing points to their old, overwhelmed site.)<\/p>\n

The site is dedicated to some of his more intriguing quotes, such as:<\/p>\n

“There are no American infidels in Baghdad. Never!”
\n“My feelings – as usual – we will slaughter them all.”
\n“I blame Al-Jazeera – they are marketing for the Americans!”
\n“God will roast their stomachs in hell at the hands of Iraqis.”
\n“No I am not scared and neither should you be!”<\/p>\n

You can view how Sideshow Mohammed might have reported on some of history’s other greatest battles, you can vote on who should play him in the inevitable Hollywood film, and you can even buy a couple of t-shirts. Joy.<\/p>\n

Now if only he’d show up again.<\/p>\n

The best part is this particular summary why everyone loves Baghdad Bob:<\/p>\n

In an age of spin, al-Sahaf offers feeling and authenticity. His message is consistent — unshakeable, in fact, no matter the evidence — but he commands daily attention by his on-the-spot, invective-rich variations on the theme. His lunatic counterfactual art is more appealing than the banal awfulness of the Reliable Sources. He is a Method actor in a production that will close in a couple of days. He stands superior to truth.<\/p>\n

Amen.<\/p>\n

(via Doyce<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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