Reposrts suggest Ex-Iraqi information minister commits suicide

by Mr Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf Thu Apr 17, 2003 15:30 Saeed at beaumonthospital dot com

"You are now too far from the truth. I did not commit suicide. It is the Yankee and Brit infidels who are slitting their own throats, not me. Iraq is still in the hands of our mighty leader Saddam and the news reports you are seeing of troops in Baghdad were really filmed by the CIA in the Nevada desert," said Mr Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf.

PS he added: "WBA will not be relegated from the Premiership this season. It is the dogs of Man. UTD. who will be plunged into the dark waters of the Nationwide."

by kokomero Thu Apr 17, 2003 16:32

Whatever about "comical Ali" his family can hardly be held responsible for his actions. What's more his son is performing a very useful function as a hospital doctor. I think your post is is extremely bad taste and you should apologise.

by damnbutter Thu Apr 17, 2003 16:40

I don't think the poor bastards who were purged after Saddams coming to power found al-Sahaf too comical, he was the official who read out the lists of those to be purged. See R. Fisk's article in todays Independent

by Phuq Hedd Thu Apr 17, 2003 16:57

And avoiding stopping the arsonists, who appear to be very organised and separate from the looters.

So, what's the game? The US is hoping that they'll not have to prosecute the State apparatus and can use the same people that carried out Hussein's will for their own ends?

Or the arsonists are organised by Chalabi and the "democratic opposition"?

Or the arson is being encouraged because it shows the need for a patriarchal outside hand to rule over the Iraqi people who are "not ready for democracy yet?".

by iosaf ipsiphi Thu Apr 17, 2003 17:03

it also means destroying the evidence of a tyrannical regime.

THINK!

so many people are missing the point of what would naturally come after Saddam.
don't lose the thread now.

by Phuq Hedd Thu Apr 17, 2003 17:05

where the 12 civilians were shot by the US troops, was a functionary of Hussein's involved in the suppression of the 1991 Shi'ite uprising. He's also a member of the "Democratic National Congress".

Oooh! I know which hypothesis I'm going for. What about you?

by Perry Rhodan Thu Apr 17, 2003 18:38

Yes, I am sure the Pentagon has contingency plans for the auto-pilliaging of its files in the event of a successful invasion--by space aliens!

by Phuq Hedd Thu Apr 17, 2003 20:12

Surely you don't believe that? The only people that would want to draw that kind of a link would be rightwingers that want to try and ignore what the US is up to in Iraq!! And I'm sure you're not one of those?

by Aunt Jemima Fri Apr 18, 2003 08:53

What's going on. It seems ironists are using double irony to make fun of stright-up single-order ironists. I'm just plain confused.

Or is everybody being serious? [gasps]