‘Baghdad Bob’ had nothing on CNN and the far-left media of today   

Alas, time marches on. I am old enough to remember the laugh-out-loud fairy tales spun by “Baghdad Bob” during the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. 

For those of you who are not regular students of American military history, “Baghdad Bob” — real name Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf — was the spokesman and information minister for Saddam Hussein and his murderous regime. Also known as “Comical Ali,” al-Sahhaf became famous for openly denying the obvious in ever more fanciful ways as Hussein’s regime rapidly lost its war for survival. He kept up his on-camera insistence that American forces were being soundly defeated on the battlefield, almost to the exact moment U.S. tanks rolled up on his location.

I was reminded of good old Bob’s many fantastical lies when I read a since-deleted post from CNN about the two ISIS-inspired domestic terrorists accused of throwing homemade bombs at protesters near Gracie Mansion in New York City. Bob also comes to mind when I read the various headlines from left-leaning news outlets regarding our military actions against Iran. If I didn’t know better, I would say the outlets almost seem to be siding with Iran against the U.S.

With regard to the self-radicalized extremists in New York, CNN posted this: “Two Pennsylvania teenagers crossed into New York City Saturday morning for what could’ve been a normal day........

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