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Chalabi's unstoppable rise.(INSIDER REPORT)(Ahmed Chalabi)(Brief Article)

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Ahmed Chalabi, the convicted embezzler who headed the neocon-backed Iraqi exile group the Iraqi National Congress. was shut out in his effort to win a seat in the new Iraqi parliament. However, as a January 2 Knight Ridder news analysis noted, "The former exile who helped spur the U.S.-led invasion by feeding false intelligence to Washington about Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons of mass destruction, and who returned to Iraq after Saddam's fall to craft himself into a political leader, still has more cards to play. Characteristically, Chalabi, 61, could land on his feet in a high government post even though he failed to win even a minimum of votes from the Iraqi people."

Just before New Year's Day, Chalabi, who was appointed Deputy Prime Minister largely on the strength of his neo-con connections, was chosen as a ...

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