Chalabi has key role in Baghdad effort

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.upi.com/SecurityTerrorism/view.php?StoryID=20070125-010054-4380r

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- One of the Iraq government's critical tasks to pacify the country is to rein in the excesses of de-Baathification.

The man in charge of the effort is Ahmad Chalabi, the controversial Iraqi Shiite ex-patriate who formerly headed the Iraqi National Congress, lobbied hard for regime change, and was a key link in the chain of inaccurate intelligence about Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons of mass destruction program. snip

Committee chairman Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) expressed concern that so much is riding on Chalabi's leadership.

"I find him to be a duplicitous individual, and I have no faith -- and I think he's one of our giant problems and continues to be," Biden said.

[ShortnFiery]

1. Oh Brother!

:eyes:

We're all screwed. :thumbsdown:

[kentuck]

2. Why don't you pass another "non-binding" resolution, Joe?

If you're going to talk the talk, you're going to have to walk the walk...

[thereismore]

3. I call it re-Baathification. I'm surprised nobody really picked up on it yet. nt