Sources: U.S. cuts off Iraqi politician Chalabi

[RamboLiberal]

Source: MSNBC

Sources in Baghdad tell NBC News that as of this week American military and civilian officials have cut off all contact with controversial Iraqi politician Ahmad Chalabi, the former favorite of Washington's once powerful neoconservatives.

The reason, the sources say, is "unauthorized" contacts with Iran's government, an allegation Chalabi denies. Iran has been accused of arming and training rebel Shiite forces in Iraq.

Chalabi had been making a remarkable comeback in Iraq, but that may now be in question, American officials tell NBC News on condition of anonymity.

Chalabi had gained notoriety after his group provided false information to journalists and intelligence organizations about Saddam Hussein before the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

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Since the invasion, reports of Chalabi's ties to Iran and his contacts with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards have at times been sore spots. The FBI once sought to interview him, sources say, about allegations that secret U.S. codes had been passed to Iran.



Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24620260/

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This thief and liar should've been arrested! Wonder how much money he's embezelled from Iraq and the U.S.!

[FVZA_Colonel]

1. How the hell he managed to maintain any credibility or power after the Iranian spy fiasco

is beyond me.

[seemslikeadream]

2. Well that's been going on for a very long time

Why now?

[theoldman]

3. Better late than never.

This happened too close to never. The guy should be shot.

[Hugin]

4. Again...

:eyes:

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. This shows how little independence they think Iraqi politicians have

"Chalabi had been making a remarkable comeback in Iraq, but that may now be in question" - so they think that if they won't talk to Chalabi, then his career is over. They may be right, but if they are, then it undercuts any pretence of the Iraqi government being anything more than a puppet show.

[acmavm]

6. Lather , rinse, repeat...

We've seen this movie at least a half-dozen times already.

Sheesh!

[Tangerine LaBamba]

7. I wonder

how much American $$$$ Chalabi got from our Fearless Leaders.

He's probably still raking it in. Not bad for a felon who's also a pathological liar.

[keopeli]

8. Lest we forget, Chalabi had a place of honor at Bush's* SOTU "axis of evil" speech.

[LeftishBrit]

9. What a crook. They should never have had anything to do with him in the first place.

One of the liars who helped get this war going. Ugh.

[cliss]

10. "What" says Chalabi.

"I'm on their shit list, now?"

On again / off again.
Chalabi has good reason to be jaded. He's been the Bush administration's Darling / Demon / Darling, for the past 7 years. One minute he's the world's best authority on Iraq politics, the next moment his office is being raided in Baghdad, his computer whisked away by U.S. troops.

"It just depends on which way the wind is blowing" comments Chalabi, and IRANIAN who is a convicted felon in Jordan (for bank embezzlement).

"It comes with the territory"

[Wizard777]

11. Maliki had better execute Chalabi before he overthrow the government AGAIN.

That is probably why he's talking to Iran. He's plotting his next rise to power. If maliki does execute him. Then Chalibi will overthrow the government and execute Maliki. Just like he did to Saddam.

[Dr.Phool]

12. Chalabi had better move to Iran, quick!

There's probably an IED with his name all over it.

[ckramer]

13. Who is getting foreclosed on?

U.S., Iraq, or Chalabi?

[lovuian]

14. he is a double agent

and he plays both sides

[PassingFair]

15. NOW they cut him off?

Murdering Assholes!

[EFerrari]

16. Isn' t this the third time? Who leaked this and who is supposed to read it?

It can't be for us.

[AlphaCentauri]

17. same thought, how many more times? he was paid 300 000 a year for his services

[sutz12]

18. I think he's been "cut off" more times than al Qaeda #2 has been killed.

:shrug: