Ahmed Chalabi

How realistic is the June 30th deadline for the handover of power?

In a HARDtalk interview on 8th April, Lyse Doucet questions Ahmed Chalabi, a senior member of the Iraqi governing council, on the intelligence given to the US in the run up to war in Iraq.

It is a year since Saddam Hussein's regime was toppled and coalition forces entered Iraq.

But how have the lives of ordinary Iraqis changed?

The initial jubilation has given way to serious concerns about safety, the future of the country and the Interim Government's performance.

Ahmed Chalabi is a representative of the Iraqi Governing Council. He was once favoured by Washington to help lead Iraq to democracy, but how real are his chances of becoming the country's next elected leader?

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