'Comical Ali' is Iraq's star

2003-04-14 08:57

Washington - He may be looking for a new job - but Iraqi Information Minister Muhammed Saeed al-Sahhaf whose rantings earned him the nickname Comical Ali - has won some fans in the English-speaking world for his unfailing bravado in the face of tough times.

Some of his arguably memorable quotes have been gathered for reflection on www.WeLovetheIraqiInformationMinister.com.

To wit: "There are no American infidels in Baghdad. Never!"

"My feelings - as usual - we will slaughter them all."

"Our initial assessment is that they will all die."

"I blame al-Jazeera - they are marketing for the Americans!"

"We have destroyed 2 tanks, fighter planes, 2 helicopters and their shovels - We have driven them back."

"God will roast their stomachs in hell at the hands of Iraqis."

"I triple guarantee you, there are no American soldiers in Baghdad."

Britain "is not worth an old shoe".

Of US troops: "They are most welcome. We will butcher them."

"We are in control. They are in a state of hysteria. Losers, they think that by killing civilians and trying to distort the feelings of the people they will win. I think they will not win, those bastards."

"When we were making the law, when we were writing the literature and the mathematics the grandfathers of Blair and little Bush were scratching around in caves."

When focusing on the US president, he was quoted as saying: "I speak better English than this villain Bush" whom he called "the insane little dwarf."

The site also sells t-shirts and mugs with the former minister's quotes.

- AFX