Iraq Governing Council slams US for Chalabi raid

Robbien

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Fri May-21-04 03:28 PM
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Iraq Governing Council slams US for Chalabi raid

BAGHDAD, May 21 (Reuters) Members of Iraq's Governing Council condemned a raid on the house and offices of Washington's former top Iraq ally Ahmad Chalabi and said today it was orchestrated by the US-led administration.

Three officials who attended a meeting of the US-appointed Governing Council told Reuters its members blamed the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) for yesterday's raid.

The council would demand an explanation from the CPA, two of the officials said. ''Everybody agreed that the CPA was behind it,'' said one. The CPA has said the raid was ordered by an Iraqi judge and that U.S. forces were present as backup.

http://www.deepikaglobal.com/ENG4_sub.asp?ccode=ENG4&newscode=53856

Wonder if Reuters is going to release this info in the US press

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Just Me

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Fri May-21-04 03:34 PM
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1. I had no idea the Iraq Governing Council was distinct from CPA.

I thought they were one in the same.

:shrug:

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Robbien

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Fri May-21-04 03:45 PM
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2. There is a big difference

The CPA are mainly Americans, such as Bremer, Senor, and a bunch of ex-military. The CPA appointed the twenty-five member IGC made up of exiled Iraqis, such as Chalabi.

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maddezmom

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Fri May-21-04 04:00 PM
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3. it's on the website now

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5223003

Officials of the CPA have said the raid was based on charges including fraud, and council sources said arrest warrants stemmed from charges of extortion and false imprisonment against members of Chalabi's Iraqi National Congress who were affiliated with Iraq ministries.

Some members of the council, which is to be dissolved on June 30 when Washington formally transfers sovereignty to Iraqis, were set to resign over the raids, people who attended the meeting said.

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