Here’s an article from Reason Online about the apparent PNAC favorite for leading a post-war Iraq. Though to be fair, the article linked at the end of this excerpt casts doubt, from the mouths of Paul Wolfowitz and Ahmed Chalabi, about both the idea of the U.S. “picking” a new Iraqi leader, and about the idea that Chalabi is interested in being that leader.
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Will Ahmed Chalabi Govern Post-War Iraq?
By Sara Rimensnyder
Iraqi opposition figure Ahmed Chalabi arrived in Southern Iraq today, airlifted there by U.S. military forces, according to the Los Angeles Times. The move raised speculation that the Pentagon hopes to bolster his chances of governing a post-war Iraq.
The speculation is nothing new, of course. Chalabi, head of the Iraqi National Congress resistance group and a Shi’a Muslim, has long been a highly controversial favorite of administration officials such as Vice President Dick Cheney, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, and former Pentagon Defense Policy Board chairman Richard Perle. And though his relations with the CIA have soured completely since he led a failed 1996 uprising, he was once supported by at least $97 million in agency and congressional funds�money which detractors have accused Chalabi of mismanaging.
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There’s one thing most everybody seems to agree about: Chalabi has little to no support within Iraq. The Los Angeles Times, 60 Minutes and other news outlets have reported that to officials at both the CIA and the State Department, this alone should remove him from consideration as post-war Iraq’s new leader, since he would be perceived as a U.S. puppet. Several members of Congress have aired similar concerns.
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A great blog! The more people who expose these villanous scum-bags the better, safer, nicer and more peaceful the planet will be!
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