Poor Chelabi

I almost feel sorry for Ahmed Chelabi. Once, the GOP brainwashing system tried to convince us that he was the new De Gaulle. (Those were imported Chelabi supporters dancing around that fallen Saddam statue; real Iraqis weren't allowed near the place.) Now, the army has raided his digs on spurious grounds, and his funders have shut off the money spigot. He's the new Marcos. If he's smart, he'll take whatever "go away" money Bush offers, and then he'll go away.

How have the mighty fallen? Clue:

Chalabi has many critics in the U.S. government, notably at the CIA, which suspected his group may have been penetrated by Saddam's agents before the war and which questioned the intelligence information it provided.

Ignore the guff about Saddam's agents, a claim directed at the drooling dolts who watch Fox News. The important point is this: The Agency has finally tired of the antics of neocon brats; the time has come for some adult supervision.