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Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf alive and well!

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2986459.stm

Woohoo! Maybe he'll revitalize SNL...
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YEAH! WOOOOOOO!!!!
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I'm thinking he would be good on MTV's Total Request Live

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SAWEET!!!

I wonder what he thinks of his status over here... :?
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Cool. That guy was pretty funny.
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Ted wrote:SAWEET!!!

I wonder what he thinks of his status over here... :?
If he's smart, he'll throw up his hands, say, "That Saddam sure was an asshole--if I didn't say the things he told me to say, he would have shot my family!", then rake in the cash on the late-night circuit before his 15 minutes run out.
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Or he could say that as far as he knew he was telling the truth. Amazingly, that might actually be true.
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Awesome news. This guy deserved to live.
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I hope he doesn't turn out to be some sort of war criminal. That would suck.
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HOORAY! He's alive, then. I look forward to his take on the war following its conclusion.
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I demand that he and Ali G co-host a political talk show...
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There was a short article in this morning's newspaper that Al-Jazeera might hire the man...

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Given that he was a Shi'ite Muslim in a Sunni regime, and married to a Kurdish woman, it seems unlikely that Minister Saeed was actually involved in any of the atrocities perpetrated by President Husayn's Government. It has been reported that he was constantly escorted by a "minder" during his appearances on television -- apparently the regime did not trust him overly much.

In fact, the possibility exists that, as his propaganda came to consist chiefly of absurdities and ridiculosities, it was in fact a way of communicating his position. He could hardly be criticised for enthusiastically denying everything the Western reporters said, even if it became obvious that his denials were in fact confirmations.

For example, his repeated assertions that there "are no Americans in Baghdad", despite clear evidence to the contrary, obviously served to further discredit the regime's claims to imminent victory. No reasonable audience could watch Minister Saeed's screeds and conclude anything but that the regime was collapsing with a speed directly proportional to the strength of his emphatic denials.

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You did not find me! you can never find me! I am still hiding!

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Master of Ossus wrote:HOORAY! He's alive, then. I look forward to his take on the war following its conclusion.
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They should hire him to do the White House Press Briefings.

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Darth Fanboy wrote:You did not find me! you can never find me! I am still hiding!

*sniff*

This is such a blessed day!
lmao, thats brilliant. he would say that.

and, Id pay to see him live.
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Enforcer Talen wrote:
Darth Fanboy wrote:You did not find me! you can never find me! I am still hiding!

*sniff*

This is such a blessed day!
lmao, thats brilliant. he would say that.

and, Id pay to see him live.
no he wouldnot say that, he would never say that. And I would never EVER accept your infidel currency, no matter what. Even if it were seven or eight figures with guaranteed appearances on Larry King, 60 Minutes, and Late Night With Conan O Brien.

And I don't want sexy american girlfriends either.
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Howedar wrote:Or he could say that as far as he knew he was telling the truth. Amazingly, that might actually be true.
Nope. I'd bet that he had to dress like a woman to get into the American-dominated airport in order to fly to his aunt's house.

He had his eyes closed the whole time, saying, "American soldiers? I see no American soldiers! You aren't there! I can't see you! Nanny-nanny-boo-boo!"
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He can probably become an instant celebrity if he wants to.
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Yuri Prime wrote:He can probably become an instant celebrity if he wants to.
Become? He's already become an instant celebrity!
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Edi wrote:There was a short article in this morning's newspaper that Al-Jazeera might hire the man...

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Excellent!

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