Greg Palast: Oil-Slick Jim (Baker) Moves In (to office in the White House)

[G_j]

Why does former Secretary of State James Baker, now a lobbyist for the oil industry, have an office in the White House? The answer is in the State Department's secret 'Iraq Strategy' paper.


http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=18513

Oil-Slick Jim Moves In

By Greg Palast, AlterNet
April 26, 2004

Editor's Note: This piece is excerpted from the new edition of The Best Democracy Money Can Buy (Plume), by Greg Palast.


I usually avoid the New York Times, but lately it's become a compulsion, though only for the new daily column titled, "Names of the Dead." Today's listing: "DERVISHI, Ervin, 21, Pfc, Army. Fort Worth."


I'm not one of those cynics who thought Bush sent us into to Iraq for the oil. To me, Saddam Hussein was always a Kurd-killing cockroach with a Hitlerian mustache. I never liked the guy – not even when he worked for George Bush Sr.


It's worth going over the work the Butcher of Baghdad did for his Texas patrons when he was their butcher: ..more..

[izzie]

1. Bush is in trouble and Baker always has to help the Bush men.

They dragged him out about 6 months ago so they saw trouble. All I can say is he was called off his job with father and we know what happened.

[KittyWampus]

2. Doesn't Baker Represent The Saudis In 9/11 Widows Lawsuit

not to sound ghoulish... but Kerry could make this a point...

[G_j]

6. thats true

I'm not sure of the status of that lawsuit at present. ?

[Postman]

3. Greg Palast is a guest tonight on Air America's Majority Report

with Janeane Garafalo and Sam Seder

[Bullshot]

4. Just when you thought the White House couldn't get any more rancid,

along comes Jim Baker to bring his charm and bail another Bush's ass out of the fire.

[hang a left]

5. Criminals.

Every last one of them. I need a break from this place.

[Narraback]

7. Kick

nt

[SharonAnn]

8. Wow. Who woulda thunk?

Baker, bailing out the * (again).

[0007]

9. The Carlyle Group is just down the street, so I certainly don't understand

this move. Baker's knowledge of the law and his juice with the supreme court must be the reason.

I'd say that things must be looking bad for junior.

[Rex]

11. Or they're gearing up for (s)election 2004.

Depends on how you look at it.

[G_j]

10. kick

[ngGale]

13. Just can't believe they can...

get away with everything they do. And they called Clinton 'Teflon?'

[ConsAreLiars]

12. Palast is on Mike Webb now talking about this (10:17 Pacific Time)

http://stream.mikewebb.org:8000/listen.pls

(edit to correct time reference)