The mustaches, the beards, and the clean shaven
In April of 2003, I wrote of some men to watch who were seeking power in post-war Iraq. Let's see how they did...The Mustaches, the Beards, and the Clean-Shaven.
General Najib Al Salhi, leader of the Free Officers Movement, with "friends" at the Penagon
Iraqi Politician - Now leader of the Liberal Officers Movement
General Nizar Al Khazraji, 64, Sunni, former Chief of Staff supported by Saudi Arabia and Egypt
Hiding out, possibly in the UAE, under investigation for possible involvement in the use of chemical weapons against the Kurds in the 1980s.
General Mustafa Al Naqib, 70, former Deputy Chief of Staff
New governor of the province of Salahuddin in Iraq.
Ayatollah Mohammed Baqer Hakim Tabatabai, Islamic Revolution in Iraq, backed by Iran
Murdered August 2003
Ayatollah Mohammed Bahr Al Olum, Dawa, backed by Syria and some Iranian clergy
Member of the Iraq Governing Council
Grand Ayatollah Ali Mohammed Sistani, the leading Shiite theologian
Abandoned politics in 2006...An plot to assassinate Sistani was foiled on January_29, 2007
Ahmad Chalabi
Chalabi currently serves as the head of a government services committee
General Najib Al Salhi, leader of the Free Officers Movement, with "friends" at the Penagon
Iraqi Politician - Now leader of the Liberal Officers Movement
General Nizar Al Khazraji, 64, Sunni, former Chief of Staff supported by Saudi Arabia and Egypt
Hiding out, possibly in the UAE, under investigation for possible involvement in the use of chemical weapons against the Kurds in the 1980s.
General Mustafa Al Naqib, 70, former Deputy Chief of Staff
New governor of the province of Salahuddin in Iraq.
Ayatollah Mohammed Baqer Hakim Tabatabai, Islamic Revolution in Iraq, backed by Iran
Murdered August 2003
Ayatollah Mohammed Bahr Al Olum, Dawa, backed by Syria and some Iranian clergy
Member of the Iraq Governing Council
Grand Ayatollah Ali Mohammed Sistani, the leading Shiite theologian
Abandoned politics in 2006...An plot to assassinate Sistani was foiled on January_29, 2007
Ahmad Chalabi
Chalabi currently serves as the head of a government services committee
Not exactly what I would call movers and shakers, most of them.
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