Saddam's Information Minister Appears on TV

World | June 27, 2003, Friday // 00:00
Saddam's Information Minister Appears on TV Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, Saddam's information minister and one of the most remarkable figures of the Iraq war, appeared on TV. He said that he had surrendered himself to US forces, who had released him after questioning. Photo by AFP

One of the most remarkable figures of the Iraq war has resurfaced for the first time since the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime in April. Former Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf - dubbed "Comical Ali" for his deadpan insistence that Iraqi forces were crushing the invading Americans - appeared in brief interviews on Al-Arabiya and Abu Dhabi TV on Thursday. He said that he had surrendered himself to US forces, who had released him after questioning. US Central Command would not confirm his claim that he had been interrogated and freed. Looking thinner and greyer than three months ago during his daily press briefings, he declined to tell the Arab TV stations about the final days before Baghdad fell.

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