Ahmed Chalabi
Ahmed Chalabi
Ahmed Abdel Hadi Chalabiwas an Iraqi politician, a founder of the Iraqi National Congress...
NationalityIraqi
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth30 October 1944
CountryIraq
believe national people reject war
It will be a war of national liberation. We believe the people reject totalitarianism.
involved program scientists thousands time weapons
I don't think that they have many of the scientists who were involved in the weapons program to talk to at this time, and there were thousands of people, engineers and scientists, they know where the weapons are.
agencies develop human inside intelligence intelligence-and-intellectuals plan sources states united
The intelligence agencies of the United States say they have a five-year plan - that we must develop new sources of human intelligence and infrastructure inside Iraq, before we can do anything about the regime. That's a long process. Essentially, they say, don't do anything now.
action allow harm iraq soil target
Iraq will not allow any action on its soil that could harm the U.S. We don't want any action from our soil to target our neighbors.
events great rewards
It's customary when great events happen that the U.S. punishes its friends and rewards its enemies.
associated believe democracy elections hold iraq view
The view that we hold in Iraq now is this -- that democracy is associated with elections. I believe that elections are possible.
confront defeat military plan putting saddam serious
Saddam did not have a serious military plan to confront the coalition, but he had a serious post-defeat plan which he's putting into operation,
prepared respond senate
prepared to go to the Senate and respond to questions.
surprised
I do not know but I would be surprised if it did.
arabs backs cannot deceptive depriving explain iraqis justify might privileges reaction saddam similar street turn
You may say that the Iraqis are overcompensating for Saddam's deceptive pro-Arab slogans. This does not justify what is happening, but might explain it. Saddam used to give the Arabs privileges in Iraq while depriving the Iraqis of similar privileges. There is a reaction in the street and it should be contained. We cannot turn our backs on our Arab milieu.
ice means visit wall
If I visit Washington, it means there is no ice wall between us,
desire elections handful iraqi people stronger terrorists threw unions
The elections went well because the Iraqi people have an overwhelming desire to vote. The unions of people are stronger than the handful of terrorists. And the terrorists threw everything they had into this fray, and they lost.