most controversial figures from the run-up to the iraq war is back on iraq's political scene, ahmed shalabictions. the u.s. believes shalabi is trying to sabotage iraq's elections to promote iran's interests. michael isikoff, senior investigative reporter for "newsweek." how do you get rid of shalabi? i just mean in a political sense. >> this is a guy that doesn't go away. sure. elections are coming up this sunday. crucial for what iraq is going to look like and whether we can maintain the administration's hopes of withdrawing troops and who is the fly in the ointment from the u.s.'s point of view? ahmed shalabi, the same guy who was the darling of the bush administration, the guy they thought would lead a free iraq. and you had this extraordinary talk that general odierno gave saying that chalabi is clearly influenced by iran, meeting with the head of the revolutionary guard, kuds force. for what purpose as head of the accountability commission, chalabi and his aide have been disqualifying hundreds of sunni candidates. >> how do they have that power? >> in the election. making the charge t