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| Iraq |
| Chalabi boom averted |
| 2003-12-21 |
| The Sunday Times of London reports today that a day after Saddam's capture was announced last week, a combined U.S.-Iraqi operation found a car packed with 500 pounds of explosives in a Baghdad compound used by Ahmed Chalabi, the leader of the Iraqi National Congress and a prominent governing council member. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 There have been persistant reports a few weeks ago that the insurgents were turning to a kidnapping / assasination strategy after criticism re: Iraqi civilian casualties in their carbombings. Or maybe this was instigated by the 3 Council members his newspaper cut out of the photo w/ Saddam??? [smile] |
| Posted by: rkb 2003-12-21 3:06:00 PM |