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| Iraq |
| Ex-U.S. ally Chalabi, now closer to Iran, on the rise in Iraq |
| 2010-02-27 |
| "This was a decision handed down by the Justice and Accountability committee, headed by Ahmad Chalabi , and we mustn't forget that this decision was widely supported by the two main Shiite coalitions and by the Kurds," Mohandas said. A delegation from the European Union spent an hour this week quizzing Chalabi at his compound about the efforts to sideline political opponents under the guise of de-Baathification. Once the tough talk was over, however, the Europeans couldn't resist asking for a souvenir photo with Iraq's best-known political phoenix. As the camera flashed, one of the delegates joked, "I hope we're not on the de-Baathification list now." "No, only General Petraeus," Chalabi replied. |
| Posted by:ed |