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KoKo

(84,711 posts)
9. I didn't know he was still around...Thought he'd made enough money off us
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 01:09 PM
Jun 2014

that he'd slunk off enjoy the fruits of his evil...

Another one of the many who should be indicted for War Crimes....

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The McCain/Chalabi collaboration was described in the book by award-winning journalist Aram Roston, "The Man Who Pushed America to War: The Extraordinary Life, Adventures and Obsessions of Ahmad Chalabi." Roston writes that McCain was "Chalabi's favored candidate in the 2000 election since Chalabi knew that he would be able to free up the $97 million in military aid plus millions pushed through in Congress and earmarked for Chalabi's exile group."

According to one report, McCain had initially pressured the administration to give Chalabi more money, signing a letter with four other Republican senators complaining that Chalabi's INC wasn't being funded.

In 2004, it was reported that Chalabi had leaked intelligence to Iran, informing the Iranians that the U.S. had broken their secret communications code. U.S. officials complained that the disclosures meant that Iran's security agencies would have to redo their codes and that, for, perhaps years, American intelligence wouldn't be able to read the transmissions. National security adviser Condoleezza Rice promised Congress a 'full investigation', at the time, but none materialized from the administration.

Also, in 2004 it was reported that Chalabi was counterfeiting old Iraqi dinars - which had been removed from circulation following the fall of Saddam’s regime . . . Police found the counterfeit money along with old dinars in Chalabi’s house during a raid.

Surprised ? SamKnause Jun 2014 #1
I didn't realize the US got to choose Iraq's leader. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2014 #2
I have no idea why American officials have anything to do with the makeup of the Iraqi govt. bigtree Jun 2014 #4
We always get the same characters Turbineguy Jun 2014 #3
The Crawling King Snake Returns WilliamPitt Jun 2014 #5
+1 bigtree Jun 2014 #6
are you fucking kidding? choie Jun 2014 #7
no kidding bigtree Jun 2014 #8
I didn't know he was still around...Thought he'd made enough money off us KoKo Jun 2014 #9
so much wrong about Iraq has been dismissed bigtree Jun 2014 #11
It's Like Deja Vu All Over Again.....nt global1 Jun 2014 #10
One by one I see the old ghosts rising bigtree Jun 2014 #12
Chalabi should have been hauled in.. KoKo Jun 2014 #14
I wanted to post this statement Pres. Obama just made, as a reflection of what I just posted bigtree Jun 2014 #15
It's the DOS doing it. Remember they are infested with... KoKo Jun 2014 #17
Holy Hell! nt Duppers Jun 2014 #13
kick bigtree Jun 2014 #16
kick bigtree Jun 2014 #18
Oh for fucks sake no Autumn Jun 2014 #19
yep bigtree Jun 2014 #20
I feel sick. No matter how we vote or who wins the same Autumn Jun 2014 #21
Autumn, we didn't elect an anti-war candidate bigtree Jun 2014 #25
bigtree, I trust Obama on most things but to see the same snakes Autumn Jun 2014 #27
I think you are not interpreting this correctly. DCBob Jun 2014 #22
I haven't mistaken that at all bigtree Jun 2014 #23
I wouldnt use the world "consulting".. I think its more like interviewing. DCBob Jun 2014 #24
We may be responsible but we have no ability to put Humpty Dumpy together again TheKentuckian Jun 2014 #36
Thank you for this important, albeit extremely distressing post. scarletwoman Jun 2014 #26
it's agonizingly predictable bigtree Jun 2014 #28
We are all trapped in the belly of the Beast that is the U.S. Imperial project/MIC - even Obama. scarletwoman Jun 2014 #30
Curveball wasn't available? HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #29
K&R abelenkpe Jun 2014 #31
What happened to the whole idea of democracy and self determination? pa28 Jun 2014 #32
"Maybe Cheney will realize I'm a man Republicans can do business with" MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #33
? bigtree Jun 2014 #34
"Chalabi is different now because Obama" whatchamacallit Jun 2014 #35
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