Whatever your views of the war in Iraq, you had to be amused by Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, the Iraqi PRO (for use of a better term), who provided the ultimate showcase of how not to communicate with the public in his final days in office.
The press conference where he declared that “there are no American infidels in Baghdad” even though US tanks were surrounding the building in which he was giving the press briefing, gets full marks for perseverence but no marks for style, content or delivery.
It seems that Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf (a.k.a Comical Ali or Baghdad Bob – depending on what you read) has caught the imagination of the Internet. There are a growing number of articles about him, specific fan websites and you can even buy your own commemorative t-shirt.
Of course as we all know when the PR person becomes the story something has gone horribly wrong….
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