What Does This Mean? Chalabi & Allawi Having a Meetup Today in Baghdad...

[leftchick]

The Kurds, he added, were "the basis of the problem" in the negotiations.

"The Kurds are wary about al-Jaafari's nomination to head the government. They are concerned that a strict Islamic government might be formed," al-Faisal said. "Negotiations and dialogue are ongoing."

In another twist, alliance deputy and former Pentagon favorite Ahmad Chalabi was to meet Thursday with interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, whose party won 40 seats in the assembly. It was unclear why the meeting between the two rivals was taking place.

Both Allawi and Chalabi are secular Shiites opposed to making Iraq an Islamic state. Concerns over a possible theocracy are especially pertinent because the main task of the new assembly will be to write a constitution.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20050303/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

Hmmmm....

[Ken Burch]

1. Chalabi and Allawi having a "Meetup"?

What, are they starting "Iraqis for Lieberman"?

[SoCalDem]

2. It means that their "election results" were "cooked",

and Allawi will be part of the new government. :(

[leftchick]

3. as will Chalabi...

He will be head of the finance Ministry no doubt!

:puke:

[Avalux]

6. I think he'll end up Prime Minister n/t

[leftchick]

7. either way...

They will both have one of these on their backs. I can't imagine why they would take the risks. Is the money really worth it?

[acmavm]

4. Just another plot twist in the drama known as 'As the Weasels Turn', a

saga about the continual sell out of the Iraqi people starring a stellar cast of criminals, thugs, and liars. George bush**, front man and face of a cabal of madmen called the Neocons, Donald Rumsfeld, cadaverous old man known as the geriatric 'stud muffin' of the administration, Dick Cheney, main go-to man for making the big bucks off the lives and blood of the Iraqi people, Paul Wolfowitz and Richard Perle, two of the sleaziest and most manipulative individuals who ever walked the earth, Dougie Feith, the eagle-beaked liar who cooked up and spoon fed the country fake intelligence to justify bombing an innocent civilian populace, Allawi and Chalabi, quislings and self-serving puppets of the bush** administration, more that willing to allow the murder of their own people to further their ambitions. These are some of the members of the cast of 'As the Weasels Turn'.

[Avalux]

5. They're both thugs

and being paid lots of $$ by Bushco. Not too difficult to figure out why they're meeting. Don't you just love democracy the American way?

[liveoaktx]

8. And remember all the nepotism in this bed

Chalabi and Ayad (Iyad) Allawi are related through marriage. Chalabi's nephew is Ali Allawi-Chalabi's sister's son, making Ayad Allawi and Ali Allawi cousins.
Nouri Badran is married to Ayad Allawi's sister, making them brothers-in-law.