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...Iraqi tribunal trying Saddam faces many hurdles. Fourteen months after the war, about 50 tons of potentially damning documents--salvaged from government offices as looters rampaged through the capital--remain untouched in basements and storerooms, mostly in Baghdad. Other key evidence may have "gone up in smoke," says Salem Chalabi, a former New York City corporate attorney who leads the tribunal. Prosecutors may tap Saddam's former henchmen to build their case, say Iraqi officials. Eleven such loyalists had charges read to them at the makeshift U.S. military courtroom. Some are ready to cut deals, hoping to avoid the firing...
...even cross-examine victims of his alleged crimes. Milosevic's protestations of unfairness ring hollow. Saddam's allegations of political bias resonate more deeply. The Iraqi Special Tribunal is not an international court. It was created - and its judges selected - by the U.S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Council. Salem Chalabi, the nephew of the once omnipresent opposition figure Ahmad Chalabi, was handpicked by former U.S. administrator L. Paul Bremer to be its director. The U.S. government funds the tribunal, the fbi helps gather evidence and 20 U.S. lawyers support the prosecution. Saddam's court appearance was a concession to international...
...Ahmed Chalabi The Player: The longtime exile once backed by the Pentagon to lead Iraq after Saddam, Chalabi has since fallen from favor amid a flurry of questions over prewar intelligence he supplied to Washington, his relationship with Iran and more. Although he was passed over for a cabinet-level role in the Interim Government, Chalabi nonetheless continues to wield influence and looks set to play a role in the national council create to advise the new government. A long-time political survivor in a dangerous region, it would be dangerous to count out Chalabi just...
...Script: Naturally, Chalabi's script has had to undergo several rewrites since it became clear to his backers in Washington that simply shoe-horning him into power would be a disaster. Unable to muster any significant support on the ground, Chalabi's star has waned as a contender for a top spot. Instead, he has sought to carve out an influential role for himself as a man who can mediate between opposing factions. He sought to help negotiate an end to the standoff between the Americans and Moqtada Sadr's men at Najaf, and has lately been mediating between...
...Challenge: Chances of getting Chalabi onto the throne now appear to be negligible; his next-best hope will be to parlay his ability to move between power centers from Washington to Tehran, Najaf to Suleimaniya into some sort of power behind the throne...