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To: John Carragher who wrote (5)	9/6/2004 9:20:29 AM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 169

Is there a mention of that in any major newspaper? The NYT and other newspapers joined Bush in raising Chalabi to the skies, isn't it.

To: John Carragher who wrote (5)	9/6/2004 7:21:07 PM
From: John Sladek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 169

Of course it was reported in the NY times: nytimes.com September 2, 2004 In his first public appearance since an Iraqi judge ordered his arrest three weeks ago, the Iraqi exile Ahmad Chalabi announced his return to Iraq's political scene on Wednesday, saying that criminal charges against him had been dropped. But later on Wednesday, the judge, Zuhair al-Maliky, said in an interview that the case had not been completely closed and that Mr. Chalabi might still need to appear for questioning. Speaking at a news conference at his former headquarters here, Mr. Chalabi claimed a victory in what had been a struggle with the new Iraqi government, which has in recent weeks ordered two raids on two of Mr. Chalabi's main offices. Mr. Chalabi has contended that a warrant issued for his arrest in early August was political, brought at the behest of American officials. It was now reduced to a summons, he said. He also said the judge had dismissed the counterfeiting charges against him. In the interview, Mr. Maliky was less conclusive, however, saying that Mr. Chalabi had yet to be cleared. In a separate case, Mr. Chalabi's nephew, Salem Chalabi, charged with involvement in the killing of an Iraqi official, no longer faces arrest and will return to Iraq for questioning. Salem Chalabi heads a tribunal set up to prosecute Saddam Hussein. "I went to see the judge," Mr. Chalabi said at the briefing. "I think the matter is clear now for the judge." Of course the interest in Chalabi has now turned towards his relationship with the alleged nest of Israeli spies that have supposedly infested the Pentagon. For instance: washingtonpost.com npr.org