Talk about leaving 'em laughing. There's no doubt that Iraqi's Minister of Information, Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, has become the "must-see" TV comedic sensation of the Iraqi war. Capable of uttering the most outrageous laugh-out-loud whoppers about Iraqi "victories" in the war, while keeping a complete straight face, Saddam's comedic sidekick is burning up the airwaves with his side-splitting routine.
Of course, Mr. al-Sahhaf wouldn't recognize an American tank if it's gun barrel were staring him in the face. Which is what makes his routines so humorous, since several American gun barrels will be staring him in the face in the next day or two. And although for several months after, he may be forced to do his riotous routine for Coalition jail guards from a prison cell, a future career in the public eye obviously beckons.
For example, imagine the success that would attend Mr. al-Sahhaf as a play-by-play radio commentator for the sadsack Chicago Bulls basketball team -- fashioning a fantasy picture of imaginary stuffs and dunks by the Bulls' woefully untalented stiffs while the team gets the stuffing beat out them yet again. Or perhaps this former minister of disinformation could become an on-air spokesperson for Al Gore, chronicling Mr. Gore's imaginary political victory in the 2004 Presidential election, or trumpeting Gore's discovery of the Internet.....
