Gaillo
20th October 2010, 01:09 AM
Anyone remember this guy? He kept me howling with laughter though most of Gulf War 1....
Let's all give it up for... Baghdad Bob! ;D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad_Bob
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s27Oq5ot0ZI
He is perhaps best remembered for his his final broadcast in which he agitatedly declared that US troops were defeated and committing mass suicide at the gates of Baghdad, and that there were "no US tanks in Baghdad", all while al-Sahhaf's camera clearly showed several US tanks maneuvering through the city streets behind him less than a mile from his position
He gained something of a cult following in the West, appearing on T-shirts, cartoons, and from internet phenomena came satirical websites. One such site featured sound bites of the minister, as well as photoshopped pictures of him on the Star Wars Death Star, at The Battle of Waterloo and at the D-Day landings, in all cases maintaining that "everything is just fine."
At least he got the "Superpower of villains, a superpower of Al Capone" part right... ;)
Let's all give it up for... Baghdad Bob! ;D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad_Bob
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s27Oq5ot0ZI
He is perhaps best remembered for his his final broadcast in which he agitatedly declared that US troops were defeated and committing mass suicide at the gates of Baghdad, and that there were "no US tanks in Baghdad", all while al-Sahhaf's camera clearly showed several US tanks maneuvering through the city streets behind him less than a mile from his position
He gained something of a cult following in the West, appearing on T-shirts, cartoons, and from internet phenomena came satirical websites. One such site featured sound bites of the minister, as well as photoshopped pictures of him on the Star Wars Death Star, at The Battle of Waterloo and at the D-Day landings, in all cases maintaining that "everything is just fine."
At least he got the "Superpower of villains, a superpower of Al Capone" part right... ;)