Every time he holds a press conference, he will first scold the United States, and then unrealistically brag about the heroic performance of the Iraqi army on the battlefield. At every press conference, he will leave many "famous sayings", which have been talked about by people so far.

A Collection of Sahaf's "Golden Jade and Good Words"

The story of Al-Sahaf began on March 20, 2003, when the US military officially launched an air strike against Iraq.

From this day on, Sahaf lambasted the Americans at the press conference almost every day, calling their actions "shameless aggression", and he often greeted then President George W. Bush and then Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld with abusive words such as "fool, clown and hooligan".

When a reporter asks a question, as a minister of information, is this statement disgraceful? Sahaf firmly replied:

"I hate to use such words to describe them, but they use missiles to hurt our people, so such insults are far from enough."

When the U.S. military began to carry out ground operations and the Iraqi army was losing ground, Sahaf ignored the development of the war situation and said confidently:

"The battle is going very smoothly, and God will bless us to win the final victory."

When American troops have arrived in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, Sahaf said very easily:

"If they enter Baghdad, they will be greeted with bullets and shoes."

When asked by reporters whether Saddam escaped, Sahaf said with great certainty:

"I'm here to tell you that Saddam Hussein is still alive, and George W. Bush is the war criminal, and he will be punished eventually."

When American troops entered Baghdad, Sahaf still presided over the press conference and said with confidence:

"We deliberately put American troops into the city in order to better destroy them and cut off their retreat."

At this time, the US military was less than 400 meters away from the studio where Sahaf hosted the press conference.

A shell landed outside the studio, causing panic among reporters. Only Sahaf remained calm:

"I'm sorry to bother you with the explosion, but this is the voice of our army against American villains."

In that smoky summer, people all over the world like to see and hear Sahaf in front of the TV every day. Sahaf's unrealistic words have won the love of people all over the world.

The only senior Iraqi government official who fought to the end: Al-Sahaf

Drama always ends. After the last press conference, as the only senior Iraqi government official who stayed in Baghdad at this time, Sahaf was immediately arrested by the United States.

Practically speaking, Sahaf is a patriot and a poor man.

As a country's information minister, Sahaf tried his best to play his role. Although his words and deeds make people laugh today, he confused the United States and the US military with his most exaggerated language.

On the battlefield of public opinion, Sahaf confused the United States with his glib words. The news in his mouth was true or false, which really played a role in delaying the action of the US military.

There is evidence that when the US military arrived at the gates of Baghdad, it was probably because of the "smoke bomb" put by Sahaf at the press conference that it did not attack Baghdad immediately, but took a day off. Although this day has not fundamentally changed anything, it objectively shows the effectiveness of Sahaf's work.

When Baghdad was about to fall, only a senior Iraqi government official, Al-Sahaf, stayed. He fought on the news front until the last moment before surrendering to the US military.

Sahaf's later years: settled in Dubai and commented on the United States

The United States has little interest in Sahaf. In their view, Al-Sahaf is a marginalized figure in the Iraqi government. He is not a real senior official in the Iraqi government at all, because the real senior official has already escaped.

After a simple inquiry, Sahaf, derided by the United States as a "clown", was released. After many twists and turns, he went to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and settled there.

Thanks to years of journalism, Sahaf has a deep friendship with Al Jazeera. By working as a news commentator on TV, Sahaf has no worries about food and clothing. Because of his news value, he is a guest of many TV stations, and everyone hopes that he can comment on the news.

Sahaf had a specific response to what he said at the press conference that year. He said that as the information minister, the information he can know is actually very limited. In the past few days, he has lost contact with the government and can only make favorable remarks about Iraq based on some fragmented information. No matter how exaggerated the language is, it's just his job.

But at the same time, he said that his condemnation of the United States was well-founded. They were the real executioners, but Saddam was not. History will prove this.

Looking back at Sahaf's wonderful words in those years, we find that the United States he reviled may really be as miserable as he said. Born in 1940, Sahaf is now 80 years old. He still continues his value, and occasionally appears in Al Jazeera's news commentary program to curse the United States, which may be the most important mission in his life.