CNN Anderson Cooper 360 July 2, 2014 03:17:00
Enemies. i just saw nothing good in the man. >> reporter: chalabi had american military and political leaders believing the iraq war would be a cakewalk. later he was accused of tipping the iranians off to american intelligence secrets and effectively banned from the u.s. embassy in baghdad. he denied the claims. before the war, chalabi was convicted and sentenced in a massive bank fraud case in jordan and escaped to london. the questions about chalabi's credibility are serious enough. but in this contorted political climate in iraq, there are also serious concerns over how effective he would ...