in talebani's interview ith MEQ , his name was mentioned...look like a good man for me...aa simple man who doenst know CHEATINg. as these sistani and his evil friends do...whats your idea...is he an arab like others?
MEQ: Please assess the Iraqi National Congress [INC]. Let me preface this question by noting that Ahmad Chalabi and the INC have a high standing in the United States; in contrast, after living in northern Iraq, I am aware that many Kurds criticize Chalabi’s lack of experience and his non-residence inside Iraq.
Talabani: The INC started with great potential. It could have brought together all the major and minor parties in Iraq. But this did not happen and the opposition did not remain unified within the INC.
MEQ: Why?
Talabani: Several reasons. First was the ambiguous American policy. People initially believed that establishing the INC meant the United States would take a more active step to bring change to Iraq. But they discovered that the United States wanted the INC to be just a propaganda organization.
Second, opposition groups could not find consensus—they had different ideas about how to change the regime. Some were focusing on a military coup. Others were focusing on armed acts inside [Iraq]. And others believed in coordination between officers inside the army and those struggling on the ground.
Finally, the Americans made mistakes. They encouraged one group against another. They played a game.
MEQ: Please explain.
Talabani: Take the example of Ahmad Chalabi, whom you already mentioned. The United States of America proposed that Chalabi be the main actor—not the leader—in the INC. Then it turned out that Chalabi was not in complete compliance with CIA policy. In particular, he favored an armed struggle inside Iraq, and to do this, he wanted to found an INC army; in contrast, the CIA wanted the INC to look to a military coup and not develop any kind of military forces to fight against the Iraqi army. He wanted to have armored forces and work on the ground against Iraq; they wanted to use the INC for propaganda campaigns. So the U.S. government changed its mind about Chalabi and began to hate him. First he had been beloved inside the CIA, then he was hated there.
MEQ: You blame all the INC’s problems on the CIA?
Talabani: Look, Chalabi is a clever man and a real leader of the opposition against Saddam Husayn. He has dedicated his life to change in Iraq. At the same time, he was not someone experienced in politics, having not participated in any political parties before his founding the INC.
MEQ: What conclusions do you draw from this?
Talabani: That no single person can lead the Iraqi National Congress; it must have a collective leadership.
Source : http://northerniraq.info/news/index.php ... =1#more767
