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WASHINGTON,
D.C. – U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued “The Bush Administration
Misstatement of the Day” on the relationship between President Bush and
Ahmad
Chalabi, the Iraqi leader accused of turning over classified U.S. intelligence
to Iran.
During
a news
conference at the White House, President Bush said "I haven't had
any extensive conversations with [Chalabi]...I don't remember anybody walking
into my office saying, Chalabi says this is the way it's going to be in
Iraq." (President Bush, 6/1/04)
However,
less than four months ago, during an appearance
on NBC’s Meet the Press, President Bush stated:
"They're
not going to develop [an Islamic extremist government in Iraq]. And
the reason I can say that is because I'm very aware of this basic law they're
writing. They're not going to develop that because right here
in the Oval Office I sat down with Mr. Pachachi and Chalabi and al-Hakim,
people from different parts of the country that have made the firm commitment."
(President Bush, 2/13/04)
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