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US handover plan could be scrapped
The misadministration has produced a list of possible changes to its plan for Iraq's political transition as Colin Powell conceded that Saddam may not have had weapons of mass destruction.
Some US and British officials acknowledge for the first time that the original plan to hand over power to the Iraqis could even be scrapped if the US is to preempt the growing clamour for elections.
During recent talks the US told United Nations representatives that everything is on the table except the June 30 deadline for handing over power to a new Iraqi government. "The United States told us that as long as the timetable is respected, they are ready to listen to any suggestion," a UN official said.
In a potential embarrassment for President George Bush, David Kay, the chief US weapons inspector in Iraq, said on Friday that he believed Saddam had not stockpiled unconventional weapons for years.
During recent talks the US told United Nations representatives that everything is on the table except the June 30 deadline for handing over power to a new Iraqi government. "The United States told us that as long as the timetable is respected, they are ready to listen to any suggestion," a UN official said.
In a potential embarrassment for President George Bush, David Kay, the chief US weapons inspector in Iraq, said on Friday that he believed Saddam had not stockpiled unconventional weapons for years.
"Potential"????
Oh, wait - it gets even better:
The US, meanwhile, is publicly talking tough about clinging to a "refined" variation of the November 15 accord signed with the Iraqi Governing Council that outlines the terms of a handover of power in Iraq.
These include expanding participation in 18 streamlined caucuses to select representatives for a national assembly, which would then pick a cabinet and head of state.
But the Administration has also begun to discuss abandoning the complex caucuses and even holding partial elections or simply handing over power to an expanded Iraqi Governing Council, officials say.
These include expanding participation in 18 streamlined caucuses to select representatives for a national assembly, which would then pick a cabinet and head of state.
But the Administration has also begun to discuss abandoning the complex caucuses and even holding partial elections or simply handing over power to an expanded Iraqi Governing Council, officials say.
Which sorta means to WH puppet and alleged criminal Ahmad Chalabi, dunnit??
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