Iraq MPs float Chalabi for post of interior minister - Whodathunk?

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http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2006/May/middleeast_May199.xml§ion=middleeast&col=

BAGHDAD — Lawmakers struggling to form the new Cabinet considering outgoing Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Chalabi to head the powerful Interior Ministry even though he has no seat in the new parliament, an official close to the talks said yesterday.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity citing sensitive ongoing discussions, said that Chalabi’s name has been put forward by various political groups largely because he is an independent and not affiliated with any of the country’s various militias.

But he said that the secular Shia and one-time Pentagon favourite had not been officially broached about the post.

The possibility of Chalabi’s formal nomination underscored the tenuous balance lawmakers face as they work to overcome ethnic and sectarian differences and set up a national unity government.

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1. Chalabi has his own security unit

paid for by the US of A! I can only imagine what they do. :eyes:

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2. I thought he was a felon! And a spy!

[Mandate My Ass]

3. Yup. He's perfect!!

His Iraqi National Congress got .3% of the vote in the January elections.

He's the natural choice for an appointment!

[Avalux]

4. He's a thug - nothing more.

The Pentagon was paying him almost $350,000 per month at one point then he lost favor. Looks like he's back in. :eyes: