Ahmad and Dangerous

From Special Guest of Mrs. Bush at the State of the Union to brother-in-arms with a violent anti-American fundamentalist in eight short months.

Despite the day's troubles, there were signs that Mr. Chalabi might be enjoying the new attention. In an appeal to poor Shiites, his staff printed posters with his face and the words, "We'll be back to stop the massacre at Najaf," the city where the rebel Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr has been under siege by American and Iraqi forces since last week.

As for Mr. Chalabi's relationship with Mr. Sadr, Mr. Musawi said that the two men "are not that close. Yet."

Surely the misunderstood Mr. Chalabi isn't threatening violence against U.S. troops.

Right?