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To: lorne who wrote (3336)	2/4/2003 7:37:02 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (2) of 15987

In 1996 he led an unsuccessful uprising against Saddam that resulted in hundreds of deaths. A sentence of 22 years hard labour hangs over him in Jordan where he was convicted in his absence in 1992 of fraud. Chalabi's relationship with Jordan will be very interesting to see given the fraud they claim he was involved in there and the 22 year sentence at hard labor he faces should he ever step foot there again.. I don't expect his government to last for long... However, he reportedly has strong ties to Jordan's Prince Hassan, and it's possible that he may set the stage for Hassan to restore the Hashemite throne in Iraq: Interesting articles worth reading: newsmax.com rferl.org Chalabi denies the charges "and claims jealous royal courtiers framed him." But de Borchgrave says Petra Bank undeniably failed, "and some $300 million in depositors' accounts had suddenly vanished." He says Jordan's ruling establishment "does not look forward to a Chalabi-run Iraq, propped up by the U.S. military." However, considering Jordan's "total dependence on Iraqi oil, it's a safe bet that a President Ahmad Chalabi would receive a royal pardon in Jordan." Hawk

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