[High Praise! to Travelwise42]

Some days I really miss the crazy antics of Iraq’s Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, a.k.a Baghdad Bob.

Why?

To quote Wikipedia:

He is best known for his grandiose and grossly unrealistic propaganda broadcasts prior to and during the war, extolling the invincibility of the Iraqi Army and the permanence of Saddam’s rule. His announcements were intended for an Iraqi domestic audience subject to Saddam’s cult of personality and total state censorship, and were met with widespread derision and amusement by Western nationals and others with access to up-to-date information from international media organizations.

In short, he was a hoot & a half.

For those similarly afflicted with nostalgia, The People’s Cube and the Obama administration have got you covered:

Carney Barker Bob: Hussein Obama’s Information Minister

It’s worth clicking over for the first picture alone, but it just gets better from there.

For reference, here are some of Bob’s most OMG-we’re-not-making-this-up quotes. [scroll down to “TREASURY OF DEATHLESS QUOTES”]

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