Deputy Iraqi Prime Minister Ahmed Chalabi, one of the most vociferous proponents of claims that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction, will give a speech on democratic politics in Iraq next Wednesday, RAW STORY has learned.
The speech, titled "An Insider's View: Democratic Politics at Work in Iraq," is being sponsored by the conservative American Enterprise Institute.
Individuals can register online at the AEI website. It will be held at the AEI building Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 2:30 PM.
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Details from their website follow.
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Wohlstetter Conference Center , Twelfth Floor, AEI
1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036
Directions to AEI
In the last year, Iraqis successfully elected a transitional government and overwhelmingly approved a new constitution. Despite continuing security challenges and a deepening sectarian divide, Iraqis are moving toward a functioning democracy. And while sectors of Iraq continue to lag, there is an untold story of economic reform.
Will the constitution provide the foundation for a democratic system that can be a model for the Middle East? What can be expected of the upcoming December parliamentary elections? Is Iraq moving beyond sectarian politics, or does the federalism model in the new constitution deepen the divide?
To address these and other issues, AEI welcomes Ahmad Chalabi, deputy prime minister of Iraq, to deliver his first public speech in the United States in more than two and a half years.
Deputy Iraqi Prime Minister Ahmed Chalabi, one of the most vociferous proponents of claims that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction, will give a speech on democratic politics in Iraq next Wednesday,