Ahmed Chalabi has had a dizzying succession of roles amid the turmoil of Iraq : initially , as the Pentagon 's favorite to succeed Saddam Hussein , and when that relationship soured , as a petitioner for favors among the ruling ayatollahs of Iran .
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Ahmed Chalabi
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Iraq
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Saddam Hussein
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