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Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf
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“They [US soldiers] started to commit suicide on the Baghdad walls. We will encourage them to double their suicide attempts.”
Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf (born 1940) first seen 2003 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: BBC Monitoring (7 April 2003) "Iraqi information minister denies presence of US forces in Baghdad" (as US forces reported entering the center of Baghdad)
“I now inform you that you are too far from reality.”
Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf (born 1940) first seen 2003 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Statement to John Burns of The New York Times among his last words to western reporters before going on administrative leave (9 April 2003), as quoted in Politics and Propaganda : Weapons of Mass Seduction (2004) by Nic…
“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.”
Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf (born 1940) first seen 2003 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Baghdad or Bust : The Inside Story of Gulf War 2 (2003) by Mike Ryan, p. 168
“The American press is all about lies! All they tell is lies, lies and more lies!”
Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf (born 1940) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in A Gigantic Mistake (2004) by Mickey Z, p. 171
“The information was correct but the interpretations were not. I did my duty up to the last minute.”
Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf (born 1940) first seen 2003 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: New York Times (12 July 2003) "AFTER THE WAR; Hussein's Perennial Optimist Reappears