MIKE RAPPAPORT is looking on the bright side.

UPDATE: Reader Elizabeth Mauro points to this passage (“American officials reported that in the cable to Tehran, the Iranian official recounted how Mr. Chalabi had said that one of ‘them’ — a reference to an American — had revealed the code-breaking operation, the officials said. The Iranian reported that Mr. Chalabi said the American was drunk.”) and adds “I’m thinking Ted Kennedy.”

Plausible, but far from certain. On a more serious note, the one thing I’m sure of is that we’re not getting the whole story here, for good or for ill.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Patrick Belton has more questions on Chalabi.