'Chalabi gave Iran information on US occupation of Iraq'

[chasqui]

'Chalabi gave Iran information on US occupation of Iraq'

PTI< MONDAY, MAY 03, 2004 09:42:35 AM >

NEW YORK: Ahmed Chalabi, a long-time Pentagon favourite to become leader of Iraq after maintenance Hussein's ouster, and some of his top aides supplied Iran with sensitive information on American occupation of Iraq which could "get people killed," a media report said on Monday quoting top Bush administration officials.

The electronic intercepts of discussions between Iranian leaders indicate that Chalabi and his entourage told Iranian contacts about American political plans in Iraq, Newsweek quoted American officials as saying.

There are also indications that Chalabi has provided details of US security operations, the news magazine quotes one US government source to say some of the information Chalabi turned over to Iran could "get people killed."

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/655150.cms

Yes, the misadministration's point man in Iraq. We have a real crack staff taking care of this mess, obviously.

Note: edited to add URL.

[democratic]

1. .

WTG!

Chalabi the corrupt lunatic everyone warned the US about doing his corrupt thing.

[cornfedyank]

2. shrub et al let's have a group picture

put that guy's face next to shrub's. then post his record.

"just the facts, ma'am." ---sgt. joe friday

"the truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off."---Gloria Steinem

[AndyTiedye]

3. With "Friends" Like These Who Needs Enemies?

[cornfedyank]

8. judge shrub by the folks he keeps around him.

he hires the team. if he uses poor judgement there, then he will probably use poor judgement on other things.

you can delegate authority, but you can not delegate responsibility.

"Plan? There ain't no plan."---pigkiller in Mad Max beyond Thunderdome.

[Kool Kitty]

4. Gee, I guess that's why he's making the big bucks.

So what are they going to do about this?

[PurityOfEssence]

5. Chalabi wants to be the great pan-Shiite leader

He may be secular (well, secular, in his case, since his god is money) but maybe that's the key: maybe he senses that Iran's reactionary theocracy can't last unchanged forever, and a powerful leader could redraw the lines in the sand and create a Greater Shasta. The man's a certified megalomaniac, and having had such a hell of a hot run at the dice table for the past few decades, he might just think he can pull something like this off.

Kay, it's a bit far fetched; maybe he just wants to be the Big Kahuna of a Shina dominated Iraq, with close ties and assistance from Iran. Whatever.

He certainly is a piece of work, isn't he?

[section321]

6. I've figured it out!

Bush said, "You're either with us, or against us." However, his small, simple mind can't handle the concept of someone being both with us and against us.

So, as long as someone "helps" us here, they are with us. Bush's brain would explode if he actually had to figure out the real position of someone like Chalabi.

Sad. Why are we ruled by this idiot? (rhetorical question)

[dudeness]

7. this particular grub is finished

I doubt we will hear much more of him in the future.

[cornfedyank]

9. i want to hear from ol' saddam

let him tell his story about how we backed him and what we sold/gave him when he was useful. i bet it will play in peoria.