# Is the Iraqi Information Minister Dead or Alive?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-iraqi-information-minister-dead-or-alive/171962>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 29, 2003, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-iraqi-information-minister-dead-or-alive/171962 "2003-04-29T18:24:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-iraqi-information-minister-dead-or-alive/171962/21 "2003-04-30T19:02:09Z")

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Word is Saddam is calling for the Iraqi people to rise up and expel the invaders. When this happens M.S.S. will most likely get his old job back.

[ul]😉 [sup] **Just spreading a little bit of misinformation of my own** [/sup][/ul]

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**Author:** ![MoronosaurusRex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19adc/32.png) [@MoronosaurusRex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoronosaurusRex)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-iraqi-information-minister-dead-or-alive/171962/22 "2003-05-01T03:38:00Z")

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> \*Originally posted by jinty \*  
> \*\ ***Aunt** : You haven’t finished your couscous, Mohammed.  
> **Al-Sahaf** : The couscous has been completely annihilated. There is absolutely no couscous left on the plate. With my right hand I smote the couscous until it begged for mercy.

Nice work, jinty! Beats my crappy little effort by the MOAmiles. If you ever consider writing the whole Sahaf scene/skit/act/play/opera, do let us know 🙂

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-iraqi-information-minister-dead-or-alive/171962/23 "2003-05-01T12:22:33Z")

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> Is the Iraqi Information Minister Dead or Alive?

Yes. He is.

[sub]Well, _somebody_ had to say it! 😃 [/sub]

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**Author:** ![Space\_Vampire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Space\_Vampire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Space_Vampire)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-iraqi-information-minister-dead-or-alive/171962/24 "2003-05-01T12:46:15Z")

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Odd as it is, I’m really pulling for the guy and wish him luck in his possible future broadcast career. I’m really curious know if he’ll have a sense of humor about this later or will stick to his guns until the end.

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**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-iraqi-information-minister-dead-or-alive/171962/25 "2003-05-01T22:24:00Z")

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Well, I’m glad to hear he’s still alive. Did anyone else think, that there were times even he didn’t believe what he was saying? His facial expressions, body language convinced me that he wound up his briefings quickly so he could run off and start laughing at the absurdity of it all.

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