Any court case in which you try someone in absentia is a weak case, at best. I'm not saying he didn't embezzle, but since he wasn't there he couldn't present any sort of defense.
On the other hand, whether or not he is indeed guilty of embezzlement the mere suspicion of having committed a major crime should disqualify him from being placed in any sort of authority in post-Hussein Iraq. Certainly there are other people who are better-qualified to assume positions of power.
I know the US wants to make sure that the new government in Iraq is a friendly one, but I think having too great a say in the establishment of said government will cause problems in the future.
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