“As reporters in Baghdad sent out pictures of American tanks and armoured cars in the center of Baghdad, Iraqi Information Minister, Mohammed Saeed al Sahhaf, kept up his one man battle against the observable facts. He said there were no American troops in Baghdad, and claimed the Iraqis had already given them a thrashing. In fact, Saddam Hussein’s loyal lieutenant was the picture of optimism in the face of overwhelming evidence that the Iraqi regime was crumbling.” BUY NOW