A few days ago, I reported that former Iraqi Judge Radhi al-Radhi was scheduled to testify tomorrow before the House government oversight committee chaired by Representative Henry Waxman. The hearing has been postponed--perhaps only until next week.

If Radhi, who was forced out of the post of chief anticorruption investigator for the Iraqi government, does appear on Capitol Hill, he can be expected to repeat the stunning indictment of the Maliki government that he recently shared with me. This would cause problems for the Bush administration, for Radhi maintains the Maliki government is so corrupt it can not function and ought to be abolished. In other words, the Maliki government cannot take advantage of the "breathing space" Bush is trying to create with his so-called surge. More as this develops....

By the way, a full copy of the secret U.S. embassy draft report detailing widespread corruption in the Maliki government--a document I first disclosed--has been posted on-line. It is available here. Read for yourself how corruption is the "norm" throughout much of the government that the Bush administration backs.

Posted by David Corn at September 19, 2007 01:09 PM