So what's the plan for Chalabi now that he was blown out in the glorious

Mayberry Machiavelli

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Sat Dec-24-05 06:02 PM
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So what's the plan for Chalabi now that he was blown out in the glorious

Edited on Sat Dec-24-05 06:03 PM by Mayberry Machiavelli

exercise of democracy in Iraq...

Can we surmise that the purpose of his recent visit to D.C. and Cheney & company was to plan for this scenario and engineer the next few twists and turns leading to his inevitable assumption of the real or "shadow" throne in Iraq?

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thebigidea

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Sat Dec-24-05 06:04 PM
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1. he'll get appointed a post "in the interest of inclusiveness"

Edited on Sat Dec-24-05 06:05 PM by thebigidea

it'll be seen as "reaching out"

Reaching out to that all-powerful .3 contingent.

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FloridaPat

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Sat Dec-24-05 06:05 PM
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2. He's been visiting Iran a lot. Maybe after we bomb that country to

pieces they'll try him there and see if he can do better,

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saltpoint

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Sat Dec-24-05 06:10 PM
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3. I expect he'll get a game show gig out in Hollywood.

He'd be perfect.

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Mayberry Machiavelli

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Sat Dec-24-05 06:11 PM
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4. Perhaps he can get a gig as a FOX news commentator? Or RW radio

host.

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wryter2000

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Sat Dec-24-05 06:14 PM
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5. He's going to embezzle from Disneyland n/t

n/t

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DoYouEverWonder

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Sat Dec-24-05 06:25 PM
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6. I think the purpose of his recent visit to DC

was because Fitzgerald called him to testify or for an interview. The rest was just for show in order to distract from the real reason why everyone suddenly had to be nice to the guy.

In regards to what the plan is now for Chalabi, start civil war is probably close to the top of his list at this point.

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Mayberry Machiavelli

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Sat Dec-24-05 06:31 PM
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7. Wouldn't testifying to Fitz be a strictly voluntary thing for him? Is he

a U.S. citizen?

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DoYouEverWonder

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Sat Dec-24-05 07:52 PM
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9. Yes, it would have been voluntary

but he wouldn't have much of a choice. Either cooperate and get it over with and hope no one notices or force Fitzgerald to issue an order to try to force him to testify, which would cause a big stir in the media.

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pinto

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Sat Dec-24-05 07:00 PM
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8. He may visit his investments in Kirkuk (Kurdistan) Iraq for now...?

I understand he's got development interests there. And since a Kurd oil field has come in, I'd expect he'd be on that one like the proverbial huckster he is.

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enigma000

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Sat Dec-24-05 07:54 PM
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10. The election next time

4 years until the next elections. The 2009 elections are just over the horizon. Scoff if you will but consider this: the insurgency has disbanded, the Americans have left, the Iranian regime of President NUTBAR has been driven from office, Bush is in prison, the OIL is flowing and the religious Shiite government of Iraq has failed. Enter Chalabi.

Or is this the eggnog speaking?

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ragin_acadian

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Sat Dec-24-05 08:11 PM
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11. is he still a wanted man in Jordan, for tanking that bank?

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enigma000

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Sat Dec-24-05 10:19 PM
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12. Thought he was pardoned n/t

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robbedvoter

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Sun Dec-25-05 12:01 AM
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13. Back to his day job - as a spy for Iran, I guess

:shrug:

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