The pop-punk star claimed in vain that he assisted in the capture of Saddam Hussein by the US Army, but Mark Hoppus’ story in Blink 182’s Mark Hoppus is untrue.
Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus has claimed he helped the US military to capture Saddam Hussein by coming up with a plan to track him down. The former Iraqi president was caught by coalition forces in 2003 and was convicted of crimes against humanity by the Iraqi High Tribunal, before being sentenced to death by hanging. He was executed in December 2006.
But Blink bassist Mark Hoppus claims the brutal regime was toppled after he gave the US Army admiral a few top tips on how to capture the elusive dictator. Writing in his new memoir, Fahrenheit-182, Hoppus, 53, explained how he believes he helped the military to locate Hussein, who had been in hiding.
He recalled remarking to the admiral, “Sir, I have a plan for how to catch Saddam Hussein.” He then advanced with his suggestion to create drones capable of transmitting ultrasonic frequencies that were unheard of by humans.
When Hoppus released his video messages while he was hiding, he then claimed that the frequencies could be used to triangulate the former president’s location. The musician suggested that the time code for Hussein’s video could be uncovered so that authorities could track him down if he released it.
What about broadcasting time codes above the level of human hearing as well as the level that a video recording would catch it, he asked the admiral?
You can listen to one of his videos, extract the ultrasonic data, and triangulate the drones you have flying all over it the next time, he said. Hoppus said he could discuss his plan with the Chiefs of Staff because he remembered that the admiral was “genuinely taken aback” by his proposal.
Hoppus wrote: “Four months later, Saddam was located and captured in Iraq. So, you’re welcome everyone.”
It’s not the first time the bassist has referenced the bizarre exchange, having spoken to a Twitter follower about it in 2018. When asked to reveal the “least plausible story about himself that’s true”, Hoppus told his story to his social media followers.
He claimed that he had told a Navy Admiral about his plans to capture Saddam Hussein while he was “on an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf.” Blink 182 performed on US ships on the USS Nimitz in 2003, giving credibility to his account.
Meanwhile, band mate Tom Delonge has also been of use to the US military, having teamed up with the Army to collaborate on the study of “exotic” metals. The guitarist’s To The Stars Academy was reported to have signed a contract with the military, which committed to donating $750,000 to the organisation’s research for a five-year collaboration.
The government is required to carry out assessments, testing, and characterization of Collaborator-provided technologies, according to the contract. The Government is interested in a variety of the Collaborator’s technologies, including but not limited to, “beamed energy propulsion,” “inertial mass reduction,” mechanical/structural meta materials, electromagnetic metamaterial wave guides,” quantum physics, “quantum communication,” and “metaphysical metamaterials.”
Kari DeLonge, TTSA chief content officer and Tom’s sister, told Vice: “TTSA has acquired material from various sources and does not comment on the specifics of each sample.”
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