25-06-2003, 10:25 | |
De voormalige Iraakse minister van Informatie Mohammed Said al-Sahhaf is in een buitenwijk van de Iraakse hoofdstad Bagdad gearresteerd. Dat heeft de Britse krant Daily Mirror woensdag gemeld op gezag van een bron binnen de Amerikaanse-Britse coalitie in Irak.
COMICAL ALI 'HELD' (NO JOKE) Jun 25 2003 From Paul Martin In Baghdad COMICAL Ali, Saddam Hussein's ludicrous spin doctor, has been arrested in Baghdad, it was claimed last night. Information minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf had been hiding out at a relative's house since April watching satellite TV - banned under Saddam. US troops set up a road block in the Baghdad suburb and caught him in his car on Monday night. Al-Sahaf - who became a comic hero for his ridiculous denials of the truth in the Gulf War including "We are winning" as Baghdad fell - gave himself up without a fuss. It was thought he might have killed himself when he disappeared on the day the Iraqi regime collapsed, still insisting Saddam would prevail. But after his arrest the man, infamous for his amazing lies, begged US soldiers to save him from the embarrassment of being taken away publicly in a conspicuous armoured Humvee. He was allowed to go into the house where he has apparently been holed up with his wife Lamia, daughter Thefaf and doctor sons Ziad and Isama, to collect a toothbrush, razor and book. He wore a short-sleeved shirt, rather than his trademark army uniform and beret but was told to remove his tie for fear he might try suicide. The Americans hope that Sahaf, who did not appear in their deck of cards of Iraq's most wanted, will tell them where Saddam is hiding. A senior coalition source said: "He has some serious talking to do ... this time." Relatives said Sahaf has been in a state of shock since the regime collapsed. He was the last member of Saddam's Ba'ath party to abandon his post, giving his final briefing on the morning the tyrant's statue was symbolically toppled in the capital. In it he cheerily insisted: "There is no presence of American infidels in Baghdad. They are going to surrender or be burned in their tanks". As he was speaking, US troops were pouring into view behind him, waving to cheering Iraqis. A colleague at the radio station where he had sent desperate propaganda broadcasts in the last days, told how he had returned and poignantly removed his beret and epaulettes, threw the keys of his Mercedes and his satellite phone into the Tigris River and vanished. His disappearance prompted rumours he had hanged himself on a lamppost, unable to cope with the reality that Saddam had finally gone. But he is reported to have spent much of his time watching banned satellite television which his homes have had for many years. Friends said his main pleasures were a few shots of Scotch whiskey and regular barbecues of skewered beef and lamb. Meanwhile, a worldwide industry exploiting his cult status is growing around the world. A website set up in his honour crashed after receiving 4,000 hits per second. And fans have bought thousands of t-shirts with his picture and his most fanciful sayings including: "We slaughtered them and we will continue to slaughter them. God is grilling their stomachs in hell." __________ THE WISDOM OF ALI COMICAL Ali's outlandish statements made him a cult figure with President George Bush amongst his diehard fans. Bush once said of him: "Somebody would tell me: 'He's getting ready to speak!' and I'd pop out of a meeting or turn and watch the TV." But Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf didn't have the same affection for Bush of whom he said: "'He is a very stupid man. The American people are not stupid, they are very clever. I can't understand how such clever people came to elect such a stupid president." He said another time: "I speak better English than this villain Bush." As the situation got more desperate in Iraq, Sahaf could not take it in. He said: "They are not in Baghdad. They are not in control of any airport. I tell you this. It is all a lie. They lie. It is a Hollywood movie. You do not believe them." He always maintained the Americans were losing the war. "We have destroyed two tanks, fighter planes, two helicopters and their shovels - We have driven them back." Asked about his outlandish claims, he hit back: "Lying is forbidden in Iraq. President Saddam Hussein will tolerate nothing but truthfulness as he is a man of great honour and integrity. Everyone is encouraged to speak freely of the truths evidenced in their eyes and hearts." He added: "I blame al-Jazeera - they are marketing for the Americans!" Always upbeat, he said: "My feelings - as usual - we will slaughter them all." "Our estimates are that none of them will come out alive unless they surrender to us quickly." "Don't believe anything! We will chase the rascals back to London!" Bron
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25-06-2003, 23:44 | ||
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Nee. k heb m echt van de Daily Mirror afgehaald. De link werkt inderdaad niet, maar zo kom je er ook: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/ (derde van boven)
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26-06-2003, 18:55 | |
Nieuw nieuws over al-Sahaf:
"Iraakse minister Al-Sahhaf terug op de buis" http://nu.nl/news.jsp?n=167049&c=20 |
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26-06-2003, 21:20 | ||
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27-06-2003, 20:08 | |
Hij heeft zich zelf overgegeven aan de Amerikanen en die hebben hem verhoord en daarna weer naar huis gestuurd, toch? Al Sahaf stond trouwens ook niet op de 'beruchte lijst' van gezochte personen.
Ik heb gister al een voorproefje gezien van een interview met hem op Al Arabiya.. Mensen hij is grijs geworden, damn! Ik herkende hem eerst niet eens die stumper |
27-06-2003, 20:25 | ||
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27-06-2003, 21:21 | |
VS weten niets van ondervragen en vrijlaten al-Sahhaf
Uitgegeven: 27 juni 2003 20:27 Laatst gewijzigd: 27 juni 2003 20:27 BAGDAD - De Amerikaanse strijdkrachten in Irak hebben vrijdagavond tegen de BBC ontkend dat de voormalige Iraakse minister van Informatie al-Sahhaf is verhoord en vervolgens weer is vrijgelaten. "Hij is een interessante verhalenverteller", aldus een zegsman van het Amerikaanse Centrale Commando. Al-Sahhaf, befaamd om zijn hardnekkige beweringen dat het Iraakse leger de Amerikaanse troepenmacht in de greep had, verscheen vrijdag op de Arabische zenders al-Arabiya en Abu Dhabi TV. Hij beweerde dat hij zich kortgeleden "via vrienden" bij de Amerikanen in Bagdad had gemeld. Na verhoor zou hij weer zijn vrijgelaten. Een Arabische krant in Londen zei in april dat al-Sahhaf zich wilde overgeven aan de Amerikanen, maar dat de VS geen interesse hadden. De ex-minister van Informatie staat namelijk niet op hun lijst van de 55 meest gezochte Iraakse ex-functionarissen. In het vraaggesprek kondigde al-Sahhaf vrijdag overigens aan dat hij een boek gaat schrijven over de ontwikkelingen zijn land. Dat is goed nieuws voor de grote internationale schare fans van de ex-bewindsman, al bijgenaamd Komische Ali. Zelfs de Amerikaanse president Bush liet zich eerder dit jaar ontvallen met plezier naar de persconferenties van al-Sahhaf te hebben gekeken.
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27-06-2003, 22:03 | |
Ik was nog even wat Al Sahaf humor aan het vinden, maar daarvoor in de plaats vond ik Dit
(het zou me niet verbazen als sommige leiders inderdaad zo politiek bedrijven ) Hier dan een plaatje: (ik vraag me alleen af bij dat laatste verhaal of nu de amerikanen liegen of al sahaf )
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29-06-2003, 11:39 | |
hahaha die vent is zo grappig..
ik had ook een stuk van dat interview gezien en daar begon hij over de OBJECTIVITEIT van de media .. volgens mij hebben de amerikanen aan al-sahhaf wel een goede minister van informatie trouwens..
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