Iraq's Al-Sahhaf Tells US Soldiers To Surrender, Attacks 'Criminals' Bush, Rumsfeld

Iraqi Satellite Channel Television in Arabic ^ | 03/21/2003 | Translated 03/24/2003

[gaucho]

Baghdad, Iraq: Iraqi Satellite Channel Television in Arabic 2105 GMT 21 Mar 03 [Corrected version, adding source time; announcer-read report over video]

Dear viewers, we present to you now a picture that closely shows the US Administration's hatred of every civilian landmark. The Iraq Satellite Channel accompanied Information Minister Muhammad Sa'id al-Sahhaf on his tour following the criminal missile strike, which the criminal Rumsfeld claimed to have targeted military targets. This report shows what kind of criminals are those who are leading the United States to inescapable death.

[Begin Al-Sahhaf recording] Al-Jazirah [words indistinct] those are criminals. The world can hear the sirens. This is the Al-Salam [Peace] Palace. It is a guest palace, where wise leaders resided, including former South African President Mandela, former Zambian President Kaunda, former Algerian President Ben Bella, and a number of world prime ministers and presidents who love peace, justice, and freedom. This is the Al-Salam Palace, a palace of peace.

Shamelessly, this miserable crime, Rumsfeld says in his news conference tonight, while bombs and cruise missiles were striking us, that they were hitting hundreds of military centers. This is the Al-Salam Palace, which this criminal dog claims to be a military position. Here, close to it, is the Al-Zuhur Palace, where the royal family used to live, including the late King Ghazi. This is a small palace that we turned into a museum to document a stage of political development in Iraq. They bombed the Al-Zuhur Palace, turning it into the rubble you see. I only want you to tell the world that those criminals, the gang of international rascals, please, tell all the free ones of the world that those rascals deserve only to be beaten by shoes.

This criminal who is residing in the White House is a despicable criminal. His defense minister should be struck on the head. These criminals lie to the world because they are inveterate criminals, criminals by upbringing. They view this as a military position. Curse you, you will disgraced forever. Curse you, you have put the US people to shame. Curse you. We will destroy you.

This is one of the positions that was hit tonight. As I expose this crime I tell the US officers and soldiers: They have pushed you into the Iraqi territory. Give yourselves up. It is better for you this way because if you do not we will cut off your heads, all of you. These criminals are pushing you to attack Iraq.

This is a house inhabited by a group of leaders who were supposed to come to Iraq to decide in a responsible manner whether Iraq has weapons of mass destruction or not. This is their place of residence. This is their headquarters. The gang of international rascals bombarded it today with missiles. They also bombarded Al-Zuhur palace, a museum representing the era of the monarchy rule in Iraq. Curse you, and defeat will be your only fate on Iraqi land.

[Correspondent] Is it inhabited?

[Al-Sahhaf] No. This was prepared to host the members of the delegation of wise men, comprising a group of presidents like Mandela, Ahmed Ben Bella, and President Kaunda, and other prime ministers, including many European prime ministers. They were to come here and to ascertain that transparency is being followed in the work to prove facts. This guest palace was prepared for them. The Al-Zuhur palace is located near it. It is an old palace from the monarchy era in Iraq. It has been maintained and preserved as it is, with its simple furniture, tableaux, and everything else as a landmark of Iraq's contemporary political history. They bombarded and destroyed it. You will see Al-Zuhur palace but it is completely dark now. I will show you Al-Zuhur palace tomorrow. You will take pictures of the entire palace. Thank you very much.

[Correspondent] Do you believe that the battle strategy will be changed and you will move to the counteroffensive stage to defeat them?

[Al-Sahhaf] Our command and valiant armed forces will decide this, to ascertain the defeat of these mercenaries, God willing. Thank you very much. [end recording].

[Semper Paratus]

With the crap being put out in he last 24hrs it's long past time to paste a permanent test pattern on Iraqi broadcasting.

[TADSLOS]

TRANSLATION: Help! We're desperate! Please stop! We want to live!

[First_Salute]

The Criminal Muhammad Sa'id al-Sahhaf can give up his life of crime any time he wants before he commits more crimes.

[mabelkitty]

I agree.

We can always have those Patriots in Hollywood put the stations back up when we are done.

[saluki_in_ohio]

Quoting Iraqi Satellite Channel Television:

Dear viewers, we present to you now a picture that closely shows the US Administration's hatred of every civilian landmark.



Image from Free Dominion.

[freedomlover]

lol

[Chummy]

I especially enjoyed the split-screen during the Battle of Umm Qasr, where Chuckles the Info Minister babbled on with his claptrap that his country's fighters were "pushing us into the swamp" while in the other image, a handful of US Marines were systematically destroying an Iraqi Republican Guard position, and taking captive the unit's commander and 120 of these "heroic fighters" who Chuckles said were "pushing us into the swamp."

Or, even better, when Chuckles introduced some Iraqi general -- intentional, lower case "g" -- and this buffoon steps up to the bank of microphones of all the "really big" </sarcasm> news outlets, mumbling something incoherently.

"Louder!" shouted the press.

The general tries again, and "Louder!" cries the press. The general blushes and grins, his ample belly flopping over his military belt.

Please, please, Chuckles intones, his first time, then whispers into the general's ear, "If we get Saddam alive again, by his sword, you lose your privates. And I don't mean the men."

[YOMO]

A picture is worth a thousand words.

[lowbridge]

This criminal who is residing in the White House is a despicable criminal. His defense minister should be struck on the head. These criminals lie to the world because they are inveterate criminals, criminals by upbringing. They view this as a military position. Curse you, you will disgraced forever. Curse you, you have put the US people to shame. Curse you. We will destroy you.

Tom Daschle, is that you?

[lowbridge]

There's my argument against women in combat.

[goldstategop]

The most memorable line is about our being hit with shoes. OUUUUUCCHHHHH! ;-)

[Poohbah]

This was in Arabic?

Mind telling me how the US troops would understand Iraqi calls for surrender?

[ThomasMore]

ROTFL

That pic is CHOICE!