'Comical Ali' criticises Saddam

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Saddam's former spin doctor and former Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf has said Saddam Hussein made tactical mistakes in fighting the US-led coalition and never considered stepping down to avoid a war.

Mr Sahhaf, who became famous for his unrealistic accounts of Iraqi "victories" during the war, told Abu Dhabi Television nobody was brave enough to suggest to the former dictator he should go into exile.

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More:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3119032.stm

Maybe the poor sod has changed his tune, now he's out of a job like Blair's Alistair Campbell. One question persists, however: given how 'good' he was at spinning on Saddam's behalf each day at the begining of the Iraq conflict, should the UK's Hutton enquiry that is investigating Dr Kelly's untimely death now recall and ask the JIC Chief John Scarlett one obvious question: was the UK Ministry of Defence's 'reliable source' of Iraq intelligence Saddam's spin doctor?