In other words: A discussion of The Bush Administration
Bush: The company he keeps
Incompetence Central Continues its Mission
Chalabi handed US secrets over to Iran
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi faced accusations that he passed classified US intelligence to Iran as the United States faced strong criticism from the Iraqi Governing Council over a raid on Chalabi's home.
CBS television, quoting senior US officials, said the former Pentagon favourite personally handed Iranian intelligence officers sensitive information that could "get Americans killed."
It quoted the officials as saying that the evidence against Chalabi was "rock solid."
Versus say "slam dunk" which is what the evidence that Iraq had WMDs was. Let's say Chalabi did this (and I wouldn't be surprised), then who in the Pentagon/CIA/White House gave him sensitive information that could "get Americans killed." Yet another act of treason by someone in the current administration.
U.S. fooled by Iraq agency it funded
Chalabi group's information bogus
WASHINGTON -- The Defense Intelligence Agency has concluded that a U.S.-funded arm of Ahmed Chalabi's Iraqi National Congress has been used for years by Iranian intelligence to pass disinformation to the United States and to collect highly sensitive American secrets, according to intelligence sources.
"Iranian intelligence has been manipulating the United States through Chalabi by furnishing through his Information Collection Program information to provoke the United States into getting rid of Saddam Hussein," said an intelligence source who was briefed on the DIA's conclusions, which were based on a review of thousands of internal documents.
The ICP also "kept the Iranians informed about what we were doing" by passing classified U.S. documents and other sensitive information, he said. The ICP has received millions of dollars from the U.S. government over several years.
An administration official confirmed that "highly classified information had been provided (to the Iranians) through that channel."
The Defense Department this week halted payment of $340,000 a month to Chalabi's program. Chalabi had long been the favorite of the Pentagon's civilian leadership.
I thought the grown-ups were in charge. Instead America is taken by a two bit scam artist. Thanks for bringing integrity back to the White House.
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