Bill Delahunt: “Who, in many respects, was the single most ardent supporter of a leading member of the Iraqi Governing Council, whose…”

“Who, in many respects, was the single most ardent supporter of a leading member of the Iraqi Governing Council, whose name is Ahmed Chalabi. And I do not know how this happened, but he was appointed by the administration to the Iraqi Governing Council without any consultation with another of our allies in the region, the Government of Jordan. So, Mr. Speaker, I do not know if the gentleman is aware of this, but I daresay many who might be watching this are unaware of it, but Mr. Chalabi was convicted in Jordan for embezzlement in the amount of hundreds of millions of dollars. He was sentenced in absentia, and received a sentence of 22 years. He is a convicted felon. Again, I do not want to get into issues that I think we both agree do not really go to the heart of our policy but reflect the failures of the management of the so-called war against terror.”