Iraq's Governing Council grants itself new leadership role
Most members gain seats of power in new government
By Annia Ciezadlo
Special to The Daily Star
Friday, June 25, 2004
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When the US-appointed Iraqi Governing Council dissolved itself on June 1 - a month ahead of schedule - it seemed like it was all over for a body that Iraqis widely viewed as too close to the United States. The future seemed especially dim for Ahmed Chalabi, whose office was raided only days earlier by US and Iraqi security forces investigating charges of kidnapping, corruption and robbery.
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