Baghdad Bob

Mohammed Saïd al-Sahaf is best known for his daily press briefings in Baghdad during the 2003 Iraq War. His colorful appearances c... more >

Mohammed Saïd al-Sahaf is best known for his daily press briefings in Baghdad during the 2003 Iraq War. His colorful appearances caused him to be nicknamed Baghdad Bob (in the style of previous propagandists with alliterative aliases such as "Hanoi Hannah" and "Seoul City Sue"). On April 7, 2003, al-Sahhaf claimed that there were no American troops in Baghdad, and that the Americans were committing suicide by the hundreds at the city's gates. At that time, American tanks were patrolling the streets only a few hundred yards from the location where the press conference was held. < less