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Chalabi Returns To Prominence And Power (America's Favorite Iraqi Is Baack Alert)
Los Angeles Times ^ | 11/13/2007 | Christian Berthelsen

Posted on 11/13/2007 9:18:18 AM PST by goldstategop

Chalabi espouses free-market doctrine as the best way to cure the area's ills, a prescription that would buoy his neoconservative benefactors if they were here to hear it.

"Everyone is looking for employment with the government," he says. "This is a dead end. It's not possible. We need to get the economy going. Construction projects are needed."

With a billon dollars in seed money from the Iraqi government for housing projects and a loan program to help residents buy a home, he says, "we would have no unemployment."

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ahmedchalabi; christianberthelsen; iraq; losangelestimes
Its music to my ears Ahmed Chalabi is back. He's trying to wean Iraqis off looking to government for help for all their problems. As a neo-con, I like what I hear.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

1 posted on 11/13/2007 9:18:22 AM PST by goldstategop
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To: goldstategop

Chalabi was stabbed in the back by our own government. The CIA screwed him just like they’ve screwed assets in the MEK who want to help overthrow Iranians corrupt regime. Its time for the CIA to start working FOR the President and not just for its own perpetuity.


2 posted on 11/13/2007 9:21:23 AM PST by bpjam (Harry Reid doesn't even have 32% of my approval)
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To: bpjam

yep! bttt


3 posted on 11/13/2007 9:33:18 AM PST by Matchett-PI (Algore - there's not a more priggish, sanctimonious moral scold of a church lady anywhere.)
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To: bpjam
Have you read Sabotage!? Great book.
4 posted on 11/13/2007 9:33:55 AM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: goldstategop

If Chalabi really is back, then there’s really hope for the democratization of Iraq after all. I hope that this report is true.


5 posted on 11/13/2007 10:10:08 AM PST by Piranha
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