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Iraq's Chalabi Returns to Baghdad to Face Warrant

Leading Iraqi politician Ahmad Chalabi returned to Iraq on Wednesday to face an arrest warrant that could land him in jail for years, an aide said. “Dr. Ahmad is in Baghdad. We cannot say anything more, given the security situation and the legal conditions,” said Haidar Moussawi, a spokesman for Chalabi’s Iraqi National Congress (INC). A U.S-appointed Iraqi judge issued an arrest warrant for Chalabi on money counterfeiting charges last week. The judge issued another warrant against his nephew Salem Chalabi for murder. Full Story