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2004-05-20 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Valentine 2004-05-20 7:03:15 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Chalabi is the leading advocate of allowing the Governing Council to pursue the oil-for-food scandal. Bremer favors the current investigation by the more independant Surpreme Audit group. Chalabi has his own militia, and has been accused by many Iraiq in-country of corruption. He is also the stereotypical carpetbagger.

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2004-05-20 8:43:07 AM|| [http://blog.simmins.org] 2004-05-20 8:43:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 technically a carpetbagger was a Northerner who went south after the civil war. Chalabi was born in Iraq, though he spent his adult life in exile.

I would be accept the Chalabi is corrupt and getting out of hand, if this werent happening at the same time as the Fallujah deal, getting in bed with Brahimi, and limiting debaathification.

It smells of turning things back over to the ex-baathist Sunni Arabs beloved of State and CIA, as a cut and run strategy. It smells very bad.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-05-20 11:00:13 AM|| 2004-05-20 11:00:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 The spin by a spokesman for Chalabi on the radio is that Chalabi is trying to vigorously pursue the Oil for Palaces scandal, but the US (Bremer was named) it trying to impede it.

I am at sea regarding this, so can only ait for further clarifications.

Posted by Carl in N.H 2004-05-20 11:59:35 AM|| 2004-05-20 11:59:35 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Powell was right! Chalabi is a crook!

And, the point is?

By the way, liberalhawk, My great-grandfather, union civil war veteran (Private) was technically a carpetbagger
(Ohio->Tennessee), but was generaly accepted by the people of town he moved into. "Carpetbaggers" weren't all hated. Just the ones who lorded the North's victory over the South. It was more about the arrogance of the person than original geography.

Posted by BigEd 2004-05-20 12:17:05 PM|| 2004-05-20 12:17:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Whatever his faults are, Chalabi has been at the forefront even when Gore was pontificating on Iraqi liberation back in mid-90's. Eventhough Clinton admin. didn't back up its words with actions, Chalabi soldiered on. As such, he should not be treated as a vagabond even if he is at a war of words with CPA. If it's all about money he's gotten, have our auditors sit down with his. Otherwise, I hope this is not a clumsy effort by Bush to play the triangulation game. You know, attempt to get on the good graces of an enemy, in this case the UN, by selling out somebody who's been there from the beginning, Chalabi and the INC. The rationale for this kind of action is that the one burned will have no one else to turn to on the other side, a Sadr type, as he has been identified for too long a period with the US officials. We don't need this game. This is a losing strategy. We may not have the finesse to come out of this with both Chalabi and the UN on our side. Plus, we need to shed more light on UNSCAM wrongdoings. Is the quid pro quo that the Ibrahimi will sing our song now? How naive if true.

Posted by Michael 2004-05-20 3:01:17 PM|| 2004-05-20 3:01:17 PM|| Front Page Top

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