Sunday, February 28, 2010
Who says crime doesn't pay
Whether it is bank fraud or double and triple dealing in the murky world of Iraqi politics, Ahmad Chalabi, the neocons favorite lying sack of shit has always managed to float to the top. And after all those years of leaving a trail of slime wherever he goes, Chalabi looks like he might be ready to grab the prize.
EXTRA: McClatchy also has a look at Iraq's Mr. Sleaze.
Ahmad Chalabi, the onetime Pentagon darling who helped the Bush administration make the case for invading Iraq, is in a good mood as he settles into the back seat of his armored SUV to head out on the campaign trail. He ought to be.George W Bush's second biggest mistake was not having this pi-dog thrown out of a helicopter at 10,000 feet back when Bush War II started.
As chief architect of the move to disqualify hundreds of candidates accused of ties to the outlawed Baath Party, Chalabi has defined the agenda for the upcoming Iraqi national elections. In doing so, he has thwarted five years of U.S. policy in Iraq aimed at reconciling the Sunni and Shiite Muslim sects and gotten his revenge against America for dumping him as its favorite back in 2004.
Now, with events all going his way, the former exile has a good chance of reentering parliament as a leading candidate for the main Shiite coalition, and perhaps to secure a top job in the next Iraqi government.
EXTRA: McClatchy also has a look at Iraq's Mr. Sleaze.
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