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'Comical Ali's' son in dark over father (BAGHDAD BOB ALERT)
Sunday Independent Ireland ^ | April 13, 2003 | Caroline Crawford

Posted on 04/13/2003 3:52:22 AM PDT by Happygal

THE son of 'Comical Ali', the well known information minister for Saddam Hussein, who is currently working as a doctor in a Dublin hospital, does not know where his family is.

Osama al-Sahhaf described his father, Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, who has not been seen since Tuesday, as a "good guy". The surgeon who works in Beaumont hospital has not seen his family in two years and hadn't spoken to them in the last six months.

He added that he was unaware of the current whereabouts or circumstances of his family.

Speaking about his father's political role, Dr Al-Sahhaf told 'The Star' newspaper: "He knows he is responsible for his own decisions, but as a father he is a good man."

Minister Al-Sahhaf was nicknamed 'Comical Ali', a pun on the notorious bio-weapons mastermind 'Chemical Ali' after his incredible spins on the war as Information Minister.

Dr Al-Sahhaf studied in Jordan for nine years and spent two years working in hospitals in Baghdad before moving to Dublin.


TOPICS: Extended News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: baghdadbob; comicalali; missing; son
I hope his son doesn't take his fathers approach with his patients.

''You are not sick. It is a lie. You are perfectly fine. That is not a tumour growing out of your head. You are imagining it.''

1 posted on 04/13/2003 3:52:22 AM PDT by Happygal
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Ping
2 posted on 04/13/2003 3:53:04 AM PDT by Happygal
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To: All
God bless our troops. Come home safe, and soon.
3 posted on 04/13/2003 3:54:57 AM PDT by Support Free Republic (Your support keeps Free Republic going strong!)
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To: Happygal
Talk about "hitting home" for you!
4 posted on 04/13/2003 3:55:16 AM PDT by hmmmmm
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To: Happygal
"Ireland is not an island. Where is the proof? Ireland is not even in the North Atlanitc--that is colonial fiction! Lies and more lies!"
5 posted on 04/13/2003 4:09:46 AM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: Happygal
You are perfectly fine.

A perfect Sunday morning post!

6 posted on 04/13/2003 4:14:49 AM PDT by aculeus
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To: Happygal
"Ulcers? You are not suffering from ulcers! Your belly is burning in hell!"
7 posted on 04/13/2003 4:18:35 AM PDT by laz17 (Socialism is the religion of the atheist.)
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To: laz17
this guy should run for office with al gore.

Gore: I invented tanks
MSS: Sorry Al, but I destroyed all of your tanks.
8 posted on 04/13/2003 4:20:13 AM PDT by bigghurtt
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To: Happygal
Can you imagine having one of these Iraqi creeps as your doctor treating you?
9 posted on 04/13/2003 4:24:48 AM PDT by friendly
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To: friendly
Can you imagine having one of these Iraqi creeps as your doctor treating you?

Some of those 'Iraqi creeps' just happen to be some of the finest physicians working in Ireland at the moment. I think if I was sick enough, I wouldn't really care.

10 posted on 04/13/2003 4:30:11 AM PDT by Happygal
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To: Happygal
What is this doctor doing in Ireland when there is a tremendous shortage of doctors in Iraq? Then again, why is there a shortage of anything, especially medicine and medical care, in Iraq with a leader whose fortune is estimated beyond 40billion!!!! While SadDAM lived in conspicious luxury - the people were left to the likes of the UN........conditioning for the masses to live on UN welfare.
11 posted on 04/13/2003 5:24:49 AM PDT by TrueBeliever9
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To: TrueBeliever9
Considering that Baghdad Bob got his start in the Baath Party by selling out his brother-in-law to Saddam and that even Tariq Aziz's son spent time in jail I'd be treating patients in Dublin also if my pa was in this crew.

"Aha! I see your breasts are sore! Let me treat you with my healing fingers."
12 posted on 04/13/2003 5:30:43 AM PDT by lavrenti
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To: laz17
ROFLMAO!!!!
13 posted on 04/13/2003 5:36:02 AM PDT by LRS
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To: Happygal

14 posted on 04/13/2003 5:36:35 AM PDT by BunnySlippers
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To: Happygal
Happy1!!
We got us a *winner* in the "Ex-Iraqi Leader Headstone Caption" contest!!

"He knows he is responsible for his own decisions, but as a father he is was a good man."

...*catchy*, eh?? ;^)

15 posted on 04/13/2003 5:42:37 AM PDT by Landru
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To: Happygal
I believe that as much as I believe bin Laden's brother in Boston saying Mohammed Atta, bin Laden's stooge, and several other terrorists didn't contact him when they flew out of the Boston Airport on 911.
16 posted on 04/13/2003 1:02:14 PM PDT by lilylangtree
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