In the New York Times of Nov.6,2006 there is a lenghty article by Dexter Filkins entitled "Where Plan A Left Ahmad Chilabi". It printed out at 22 pages. It is well worth the time to look it up as it gives an authoritative report of the rise and fall and influence of Chilabi, a key player in the Iraq War. Previous blogs of mine have mentioned the prominent goverment officials who had dealings with him and how he manipulated them and how they used him, first as a source then as a scapegoat. He has his side of the story also and the Bush team doesn't come out smelling too good.
His main promoter was Richard Perle, serving on the Defence Advisory Committee. Recently Perle has denounced the Bush administration for its incompetence and poor judgment. The story has legs, as Chris Matthews might say, and it comes into clearer focus every day.