Greg Palast on the Baker appointment to Iraq...

[Postman]

http://www.gregpalast.com/detail.cfm?artid=300&row=0

All year the elves at his law firm, Baker Botts of Texas, have been working day and night to prevent the families of the victims of the September 11 attack from seeking information from Saudi Arabia on the Kingdom's funding of Al Qaeda fronts.



It's tough work, but this week came the payoff when President Bush appointed Baker, the firm's senior partner, to restructure the debts of the nation of Iraq.



And who will net the big bucks under Jim Baker's plan? Answer: his client, Saudi Arabia, which claims $30.7 billion due from Iraq plus $12 billion in reparations from the First Gulf war.

[theorist]

1. This is a great piece.

I'm wondering what Palast is going to focus on during the lead-up to the election. Maybe he'll get the UN to come in and monitor the polls in "highly volatile" districts.