The McClatchy newspapers reports the disgraced Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi has found a new role in the U.S.-backed Iraqi government. Chalabi is serving as the new head of the services committee, charged with bringing electricity, health and other services to Baghdad. The committee has been described as the heart of the U.S. military’s surge plan. A spokesperson for General David Petraeus said Chalabi is “an important part of the process.” In the run-up to the U.S. invasion, Chalabi headed the Iraqi National Congress, which provided White House and Pentagon officials and journalists with a stream of bogus or exaggerated intelligence about Iraq’s weapons programs and ties to terrorism.