Wednesday, April 16, 2003
Chalabi 'does not want role in Iraq government' - War on Iraq - smh.com.au (Via Right Wing News):
This is interesting. Does he really have something else in mind, or is he actually finding that the reality is he's not going to garner any realistic support? Is he shutting himself out, or is he being shut out?
Ahmed Chalabi, one of Iraq's best-known opposition leaders with strong support in the Pentagon, said in an interview published yesterday that he did not plan to play a political role in his homeland.
"I want to take part in the reconstruction of the civilian society," the Iraqi National Congress leader told French daily Le Monde by phone from southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah.
Mr Chalabi said he had been "extremely well-received" in Iraq, where he returned after the fall of Saddam Hussein's government.
But asked if he intended to play a political role there, he said: "Absolutely not. I am not a candidate for any post."
According to a CIA report last month, Mr Chalabi, as an Iraqi exile, would find little support among the Iraqi population.[...]
"I want to take part in the reconstruction of the civilian society," the Iraqi National Congress leader told French daily Le Monde by phone from southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah.
Mr Chalabi said he had been "extremely well-received" in Iraq, where he returned after the fall of Saddam Hussein's government.
But asked if he intended to play a political role there, he said: "Absolutely not. I am not a candidate for any post."
According to a CIA report last month, Mr Chalabi, as an Iraqi exile, would find little support among the Iraqi population.[...]
