Topic: Ahmed Chalabi

In a classic Daily Show clip, Jon Stewart deconstructs Judith Miller's reporting on Iraq's "aluminum tubes." Stewart highlights how Miller relied on Bush administration sources like Ahmed Chalabi while ignoring experts who disagreed. Miller defends her work as "intelligence failures," while Stewart argues it was an institutional failure of journalism to provide context for a narrative being pushed by the government.

A critique of President Obama's claim that Iraq lacks a legitimate government, which is interpreted as a move toward regime change against Maliki. The segment identifies Ahmed Chalabi, a controversial figure from the 2003 invasion, as a potential candidate being pushed by Western interests to take over the premiership.