Press reports often uncritically repeat Ahmed Chalabi’s claims that he has no ambitions for political office, let alone leadership, in a post-war Iraq — notwithstanding the fact that this is widely known to be false.
This graf in an article in Saturday’s Times is thus helpful …
According to State Department and Pentagon officials, Mr. Chalabi, head of the Iraqi National Congress, has argued that he should head the interim authority. But several senior officials said that was unlikely.
I add the italics to make the point that this seems not to be some State Department slur.
Ahmed Chalabi thinks he should head the interim Iraqi government. Based on?
