THE NEOCONS DON'T RUN IRAQ?:

Main Iraqi Shi'ite Alliance Picks Al-Jaafari as PM Candidate (VOA News, 22 February 2005)

Senior officials in Iraq's main Shi'ite alliance say the group has selected interim Vice President Ibrahim al-Jaafari as its candidate for prime minister.

Tuesday's announcement came after three days of marathon negotiations, and after another United Iraqi Alliance candidate, Ahmed Chalabi, withdrew his candidacy.