Chalabi Named Iraq Oil Minister

Reported by WaPo. A 0.89% share of the vote in the recent elections hasn't stopped the ambitious Dr. Chalabi. Then again, neither did the fraud charges from Jordan or the misinformation he gave the administration on Saddam's weaponry or the US secrets he gave to Iran. In the plus column, his philosophy on Iraq's only industry of consequence dovetails nicely with the Vice President's interests: “American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.” [Dr. Chalabi - Washington Post, 9/15/02]