User talk:Laura Miller

Excellent additions, Laura .. Thanks. AI

In re: new Chalabi edit

I am not well versed on Chalabi's history, so I am messaging the three previous editors of the Ahmed Chalabi stub prior to the anon edit by 207.69.138.8.

This is a very good example of why I have a great deal of ambivalence towards open-sourced knowledge bases in implementation, while believing the concept is wonderful in the ideal.

A few twists/adds and suddenly Chalabi is given a much rosier complexion. I do not know if the claim in first edit of Chalabi being tipped off by members of the Jordainian Royal family is true, but there are no citations to back it up, Also the fact that Chalabi has risen to a high office in Iraq is just stated as fact. Wasn't there quite a bit of allegations thrown about regarding Chalabi's alliance with Iranian Shias? This is probably closer to the Chalabi side of past events, but without sourcing, I find it troubling.

As I stated. I am not up enough on Chalabi to be sure, but this seems to me to be a bit of a gloss. If it is some washing of Chalabi's image at the sake of truth, and it is left as it is presently; after a few more edits, people will be unlikely to correct this, and S/W becomes a vector for the spread of disinformation.

cheers Hugh Manatee 05:59, 5 Jul 2005 (EDT)