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Ellwood said that a search process for the IOP’s next director had not yet begun, and that it could last past Glickman’s departure into the fall. In that case, he said, an interim director might come to the Institute...
...longtime exile once backed by the Pentagon to lead Iraq after Saddam, Chalabi has since fallen from favor amid a flurry of questions over prewar intelligence he supplied to Washington, his relationship with Iran and more. Although he was passed over for a cabinet-level role in the Interim Government, Chalabi nonetheless continues to wield influence and looks set to play a role in the national council create to advise the new government. A long-time political survivor in a dangerous region, it would be dangerous to count out Chalabi just...
...spot. Instead, he has sought to carve out an influential role for himself as a man who can mediate between opposing factions. He sought to help negotiate an end to the standoff between the Americans and Moqtada Sadr's men at Najaf, and has lately been mediating between the Interim Government and the Kurdish leadership over the fate of Kurdish autonomy. Although he has no substantial constituency of his own, an ability to mediate and therefore help manage the fractious politics of post-Saddam Iraq could ensure continued influence for Washington's erstwhile favorite - precisely because...
...Iraqis, and to prevent next year's elections being held and a Shi'ite majority will being expressed. Others may be more inclined to keep open the option of rejoining the mainstream if they perceive political options for defending and advancing their interests. That may be one reason the Interim Government is looking to move quickly to reassemble at least some elements of the old Iraqi military summarily dissolved by the U.S. last year...
...Interim Government The Players: The top tier of the Interim Government headed by Prime Minister Iyad Allawi are survivors of the U.S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Council, and the new administration's composition reflects a similar concern by its creators (primarily the U.S.) to balance representation among Iraqi ethnic groups. As a caretaker government, its mandate is strictly limited to organizing elections currently scheduled for January 2 to choose a new government. And it has defined security as its primary concern on the road to elections...