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Iraq Arrest Warrants (Issued for Ahmed Chalabi!)
KBCI 2 News ^
| 8/8/04
Posted on 08/08/2004 12:05:24 PM PDT by areafiftyone
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) _ A judge says Iraq has issued an arrest warrant for Ahmad Chalabi (AHK'-mahd SHAH'-lah-bee), a former governing council member, on money laundering charges.
And Iraq's chief investigating judge says a warrant has been issued for Salem Chalabi (SAH'-lem CHAH'-lah-bee), the head of Iraq's special tribunal, on murder charges.
The judge says the warrants accuse Ahmad Chalabi of counterfeiting old Iraqi dinars -- which had been removed from circulation following the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. And the judge says Salem Chalabi was named as a suspect in the June murder of the director general of the finance ministry.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chalabi; iraq; iraqijustice
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To: All
Looks like warrents for both Salem and Ahmed Chalabi!
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posted on
08/08/2004 12:06:43 PM PDT
by
areafiftyone
(Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)
To: areafiftyone
Good! Follow through with serving the warrants too. Sadr too. The tide is turning.
To: areafiftyone
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posted on
08/08/2004 12:08:12 PM PDT
by
woofie
( I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.)
To: woofie
Its breaking on AP news too.
HERE
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posted on
08/08/2004 12:08:54 PM PDT
by
areafiftyone
(Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)
To: areafiftyone
Well, now we know what the raid was about a couple of months ago. It apparently had nothing to do with the OFF scandal.
The Iraqi justice system differs from our in that a judge does all of the preliminary work, including the gathering of evidence (sort of like our prosecutors) before issuing a warrent.
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posted on
08/08/2004 12:09:01 PM PDT
by
McGavin999
(If Kerry can't deal with the "Republican Attack Machine" how is he going to deal with Al Qaeda)
To: No Blue States
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posted on
08/08/2004 12:09:32 PM PDT
by
areafiftyone
(Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)
To: areafiftyone
Beat me to it! I heard it on the ABC radio broadcast at 3:00pm. Here's the
Fox News story:
BAGHDAD, Iraq Iraq has issued an arrest warrant for Ahmad Chalabi (search), a former governing council member, on counterfeiting charges and another for Salem Chalabi (search), the head of Iraq's special tribunal, on murder charges, Iraq's chief investigating judge said Sunday.
"They should be arrested and then questioned and then we will evaluate the evidence, and then if there is enough evidence, they will be sent to trial," said Judge Zuhair al-Maliky.
The warrants, issued Saturday, accused Ahmad Chalabi of counterfeiting old Iraqi dinars which had been removed from circulation following the fall of Saddam Hussein's (search) regime last year, he said.
Ahmad Chalabi appeared to have been hiding the counterfeit money amid other old money and changing it into new dinars in the street, he said.
Police found the counterfeit money along with old dinars in Ahmad Chalabi's house during a May raid, he said.
Salem Chalabi, Ahmad Chalabi's nephew and the head of the tribunal trying Saddam, was named as a suspect in the June murder of the Haithem Fadhil, director general of the finance ministry.
Both men were reportedly out of the country Sunday.
Of course, ABC news led with "The man who helped encourage Bush to attack Iraq..." Now isn't that special?
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posted on
08/08/2004 12:10:40 PM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(Kerry Lied. Soldiers Died.)
To: areafiftyone
a suspect in the June murder of the director general of the finance ministry. Interesting, I had a feeling it wasn't al-Queda
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posted on
08/08/2004 12:11:02 PM PDT
by
gilliam
To: areafiftyone
We hear so little about Iraq these days, it must be going very well there for our side!
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posted on
08/08/2004 12:11:45 PM PDT
by
BonnieJ
To: areafiftyone
Interesting..... can't wait for the reaction from WDC politicos.
To: areafiftyone
That guy had a bright future in the "New Iraq." But he couldn't wait for it. He had to be a crook now. Scumbucket.
To: COBOL2Java; Admin Moderator
COBOL2Java - Thank you for posting more info on it!
Admin Moderator - do you think this should be in breaking news? I wasn't sure on that.
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posted on
08/08/2004 12:13:33 PM PDT
by
areafiftyone
(Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)
To: areafiftyone
I guess the Bush administration was right again. There was a lot of harsh criticism from the left when we distanced ourselves from Chilabi and made accusations against him.
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posted on
08/08/2004 12:13:46 PM PDT
by
Route66
(America's Mainstreet)
To: areafiftyone
They should add espionage to the list of charges.
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posted on
08/08/2004 12:16:36 PM PDT
by
HAL9000
To: Nick Danger
He had to be a crook now. Scumbucket. From what I've heard and read about this guy, he's made a career out of being a Scumbucket. IIRC there's still a warrant for his arrest in Syria for running a bank scam back in the 80's.
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posted on
08/08/2004 12:17:07 PM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(Kerry Lied. Soldiers Died.)
To: areafiftyone
Looks like breaking news to ME!!
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posted on
08/08/2004 12:17:13 PM PDT
by
EggsAckley
(........."Yo" is "Oy" spelled backwards.........)
To: Route66
Of course, the left prefers corrupt people running this country and any country.
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posted on
08/08/2004 12:17:34 PM PDT
by
areafiftyone
(Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)
To: areafiftyone
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posted on
08/08/2004 12:17:46 PM PDT
by
nuconvert
(Everyone has a photographic memory. Some don't have film.)
To: areafiftyone
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posted on
08/08/2004 12:18:01 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The roar of the masses could be farts)
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