| In Friday's New York Times, an editorial caught my attention:
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| Mr. Baker is senior counselor to the Carlyle Group, a global investment company that has done business with the Saudi royal family. He is also a partner in Baker Botts, a Houston law firm whose client list includes Halliburton. Baker Botts has an office in Riyadh and a strategic alliance with another firm in the United Arab Emirates, and it deploys Mr. Baker's name and past government service on its Web site to solicit Middle East business. It is inappropriate for Mr. Baker to remain attached to these businesses, whose clients and potential future clients could be affected by the decisions made about Iraq's official debt. |
Without questioning the US Administration's honesty, integrity, and sincere commitment to the welfare of the Iraqi people, does it not seem that we could find an American with fewer potential conflicts of interest to rally support for the new Iraq?! | |
