# Iraqi Information Minister Tries to Surrender; is Refused **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 30, 2003, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-information-minister-tries-to-surrender-is-refused/172054 "2003-04-30T02:00:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jervoise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jervoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jervoise)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-information-minister-tries-to-surrender-is-refused/172054/1 "2003-04-30T02:00:21Z")
This is priceless. My sides are hurting here. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle\_east/2986459.stm:](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/2986459.stm:) \*\* > [@](#): > > Former Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf is attempting to surrender to US forces, according to a London-based Arabic newspaper. > > But Al-Sharq al-Awsat says the Americans have refused to arrest Mr Sahhaf - who became a familiar face during the war with his upbeat assessments of Iraqi military “successes” - because he does not appear on their “most wanted” list of 55 former regime officials. \*\*😃 Maybe American soldiers are just trying to have a little fun with the good Minister: "Sorry Mr Saeed, but you can’t surrender. After all, we’re not even in Baghdad! We were turned back by your victories forces! We’ve have burned in our tanks and been beaten with shoes. “Can we surrender to you instead?” ---
**Author:** ![Jervoise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jervoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jervoise)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-information-minister-tries-to-surrender-is-refused/172054/2 "2003-04-30T02:07:32Z")
Gah, “victorious”. No, that wasn’t a spelling mistake. There are no infidel typos in my posts. They are whipped and turned back at the borders. I blame al-Jazeera. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-information-minister-tries-to-surrender-is-refused/172054/3 "2003-04-30T02:11:05Z")
Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf surrender, no. He does not wish to surrender to us, he laughing at us while we are getting our stomachs roasted in the pits of hell. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-information-minister-tries-to-surrender-is-refused/172054/4 "2003-04-30T02:45:36Z")
For some reason, your link wasn’t working for me. I think because of the colon. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle\_east/2986459.stm](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2986459.stm) 😃 One day, you’re on top of the world, next day you can’t even get arrested. Wonder how long it will be before the guy guest hosts on SNL? ---
**Author:** ![Jervoise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jervoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jervoise)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-information-minister-tries-to-surrender-is-refused/172054/5 "2003-04-30T03:41:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sublight \* > \*\*For some reason, your link wasn’t working for me. I think because of the colon. > > [BBC NEWS | Middle East | Saddam's mouthpiece 'seeks surrender'](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2986459.stm) > > 😃 One day, you’re on top of the world, next day you can’t even get arrested. Wonder how long it will be before the guy guest hosts on SNL? \*\* Nonsense. You are all about lies! Lies, lies, lies! The link is perfect. It is your infidel computer that is broken and must be beaten with a shoe and thrown on a fire. Thanks for the correction! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-information-minister-tries-to-surrender-is-refused/172054/6 "2003-04-30T04:50:34Z")
> [@](#): > > One day, you’re on top of the world, next day you can’t even get arrested. Wonder how long it will be before the guy guest hosts on SNL? Who’ll be the host first: John Travolta, or al-Sahaff. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-information-minister-tries-to-surrender-is-refused/172054/7 "2003-04-30T05:56:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Marley23 \* > \*\*Who’ll be the host first: John Travolta, or al-Sahaff. \*\* Dunno, but it’ll be the first time I’ve wanted to watch SNL in about 2 years if Baghdad Bob hosts. ---
**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-information-minister-tries-to-surrender-is-refused/172054/8 "2003-04-30T06:12:02Z")
You mean they haven’t had someone dress up as him and do a bit on “Weekend Update” yet? That would seem to be an obvious gag. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-information-minister-tries-to-surrender-is-refused/172054/9 "2003-04-30T15:19:07Z")
SNL? Maybe Jay Leno…he does appear there now & then.