Iraq's former information minister is set to cement the cult status he won during the recent military conflict by featuring on a DANCE TRACK due to be released in Britain this month.
Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf became known as "Comical Ali" by appearing each day -- with trademark beret and smile -- to emphatically deny events that viewers could see unfolding on their televisions.
Speaking daily to the media until the fall of Baghdad, Sahaf regularly condemned coalition forces and announced Iraq's imminent victory. At one point during the war, Sahaf went on the roof of the Palestine Hotel and persisted with his denials, telling the world's media that there were no "infidels" in Baghdad. However, American troops and tanks could be seen a few hundred yards away. "I triple guarantee you, there are no American soldiers in Baghdad" he often assured reporters.
