Thursday, April 28th, 2005

Chalabi to be Iraqi Oil Minister, deputy PM

News came yesterday Iraq had finally managed to form an official government. The process had been deadlocked since the election in late January. This is buried in a NY Times story today:

The acting oil minister will be Ahmad Chalabi, a Shiite once close to the Pentagon. He will also be one of four deputy prime ministers. NY Times

Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy, doesn’t it?

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Posted at 8:55 ET on April 28th, 2005. Filed under "Iraq| foreign policy"
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