Lies and Fabrications of Iyad `Allawi: Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat and Al-Arabiyya continue their propaganda drive on behalf of Iyad `Allawi (former puppet prime minister/car bomber/embezzler-in-Yemen/Saddam's henchman). In today's episode in Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat, `Allawi claims that when serving as a proud puppet prime minister, he was independent and never had to consult with the US occupation. Occasionally, he added, he had to defer to the opinions and advise of the command of Macedonian troops.