Mohammed stole vehicles from Iraq's National Museum
Al-Sahhaf appears on Abu Dhabi Television, one of the Arab-speaking world's
most popular satellite channels, in a weekly series of interviews, talking about
Iraq and the war. Unlike many of his former colleagues in the government of Saddam
Hussein, Al-Sahhaf is not a fugitive on the run because he was not included on the U.S.
most wanted list. He now lives in United Arab Emirates, where he fled with his family in
mid-July 2003.
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| 10-10-2003 |
Mohammed stole vehicles from Iraq's National Museum
Iraqi Minister of Culture said Wednesday that Muhammed Said al Sahaf is
suspected of stealing 10 vehicles, owned by the Iraq National Museum.
There is an option to take legal action against Muhammed Said al Sahaf on charges of theft.
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| 8-10-2003 |
$200.000 paid for interview?
Arabiya TV pays for interview:
The former Iraqi information minister Mohammed Saeed Al Sahhaf was paid US$200,000 to give his first interview since the war.
"We were trying to get the interview for several weeks. We managed to get his agreement but only after we gave him some promises and $200,000," said Dr Saad Al Hasani, head of Al Arabiya's Baghdad bureau.
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| 29-6-2003 |
Mohammed to go for TY?
Rumours say that Abu Dhabi TV has asked Mohammed again to join their crew. He could host his own current affair show. He was asked to leave Iraq to go live in the United Arab Emirates. But Sahaf is ordered by the coalition not to leave Iraq.
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| 28-6-2003 |
Interview after Mirror article
The interview Thursday came a day after Britain's Daily Mirror reported Sahhaf had been taken into custody. The Dubai-based station said the interview aimed to dispel that claim.
Al-Arabiya showed a five-minute segment of the 30-minute interview conducted Thursday in a Baghdad suburb.
"The time is not ripe yet to say what happened. When history is ready, then we can talk about it," he said.
"It was a difficult situation, not for one individual, but for everybody," he said.
Sahhaf "was exclusively interviewed in his hide-out in Baghdad," it said, but did not specify where.
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| 27-6-2003 |
He reappeared
Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf emerged on Arabic news channel Al-Arabiya and Abu Dhabi TV saying the U.S. released him after questioning.
The interviews were taken on Thursday in Baghdad not saying where exactly. Al-Sahhaf did not directly back down from some of his false claims during the war.
``Through some friends, I went to the Americans,'' he said. ``I was interrogated about a number of subjects related to my job. After that, I was released.''
Attackers launched a flurry of deadly new strikes on US targets in Baghdad on Thursday as a former Iraqi minister said he had surrendered to US troops only to be freed.
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| 26-6-2003 |
I am remastering these movies for improved quality. Stay tuned. (28-6-2003)
 1e Interview 26 june !! (10Mbyte/ 265kb/s)
 2e Interview 26 june !! (12Mbyte/ 300kb/s)
TRANSCRIPT
Sahaf: These are hard time on everybody.
Journalist: During the last few (days?) how did you get into contact with the Americans?
Sahaf: I got to the Americans with the help of some friends. The Americans asked me (interrogated me) some time, after the interrogations I was set free.
Journalist: Did they interview you (asked questions) regarding your work as information minister?
Sahaf: Yes they did, yes.
Journalist: (inaudible) (something about viewing Sahafs role the last days of the war )
Sahaf: The history will clear the issue of that perceptions of the last days of the war. (inaudible) God willing these time (inaudible)
Later they discuss the things Sahaf said during the press meetings
Sahaf: I acted as information minister, former minister, talking (on behalf) of the leadership. (inaudible) Time will reveal the truth.
Then, journalist askes something about the place where Hotel Palestine was situated (very inaudible)
Sahaf: This was not the real picture.
Journalist: There were some American soldiers there.
(Sahaf does not reply to that one)
Journalist: (inaudible) Some soldiers took their uniforms off and disappeared just like that.
Sahaf: (something like: I don’t know about that)
Journalist: Mister information minister, I want to ask you something about (your) future fate (inaudible) Arabic situation.....next stage......
Journalist goes on about the former regime, asks a question about the Baath party (very inaudible).
Sahaf: No. I think everybody knows about that.
In comes the anchorman announcing the full interview will be aired at 7 o clock Greenwich time tomorrow.
All credits to Timsah. He did this excellent translation! Sorry for the very bad audio in my movie file. I’ll find a solution to that soon.
Al Arabia is a new channel based in Saudi Arabia, which started broadcasting in February. It's said to be more balanced than Al Jazeera, the cable channel based in Qatar that is known as the CNN of the Mideast and best known as a sometime platform for Usama bin Laden.
New Al Sahaf Quotes
"Via some friends, I went to the Americans ... and there was an interrogation about a number of issues concerning my work. After the interrogation I was released."
"The time is not ripe yet to say what happened. When's history is ready, then we can talk about it."
"The network for collecting and transmitting information was much stronger in the governorates than in Baghdad. The information was correct, but the interpretations were not ... I did my duty up to the last minute."
"I'm no longer looking for any political role - that's finished."
"History will never come back again but I do not regret what I did."
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