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To: NickSE who wrote (48564)	6/3/2004 6:25:03 PM
From: NickSE	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793938

Chalabi's longtime relationship with the theocratic regime in Iran was no secret. But CIA warnings that he had become too close to Iran's regime fell on deaf ears in Washington, current and former intelligence officials said. "They ignored it," said Robert Baer, a retired CIA officer who dealt with Chalabi and other Iraqi opposition leaders in Iraq in the 1990s. Baer said the CIA suspected for years that Arras Habib, Chalabi's security chief, worked for Iranian intelligence. He said Habib's family was in Iran, he depended on Tehran for survival, and "our conclusion was that he was working more for Tehran than for anybody." twincities.com