He just won't go away. Ahmad Chalabi, that is. From today's White House Press Briefing --
Q Over the weekend, Ahmed Chalabi met with the Syrian Foreign Minister. And according to an American diplomat, he's currently gauging the interest of the Assad regime in some kind of limited rapprochement with the United States. What role is Ahmed Chalabi playing for the Bush administration with regards to Syria?
MR. SNOW: I'm aware of none.
Q Could you find out if there's some role?
MR. SNOW: You know what, my guess is, no. But I will try.
Q Would you try, because if he is playing a role, that would say that we are making some kind of effort to have --
MR. SNOW: I understand that, that's why -- but there are also -- there are also times when people will make claims about what they are doing, and the auspices under which they're doing it. And sometimes they're right and sometimes they're wrong.
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