http://www.insightmag.com/Media/MediaManager/Baker_5.htm

Quote :

"Former Secretary of State James Baker was involved in a cover-up of illegal trading by his law firm with the regime of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, according to a former contractor who did work for Mr. Baker’s firm. Mr. Baker used non-Americans to help acquire funds from Iraq in violation of the United Nations embargo and U.S. law, the former contractor said. Nir Gouaz, an Israeli security veteran, said that in 1999 Mr. Baker's leading deputy at the law firm of Baker Botts ordered him to destroy all documents that detailed how he obtained from Iraq more than $250 million for a client. Mr. Baker's firm has denied Mr. Gouaz's account. But the Israeli said he has documents that could destroy Mr. Baker's reputation. He said he has been angered by Mr. Baker's attempt to press the Bush administration to impose an anti-Israeli policy in an attempt to win Arab cooperation to help stabilize Iraq. Mr. Baker, appointed by President Bush in 2003 as his envoy to recover debts from Iraq, has also co-chaired the Iraq Study Group, which on Dec. 6 issued 79 recommendations on U.S. policy in Iraq."

pwn!

12/27/2006 5:00:43 PM

omg

Quote :

"Mr. Baker's firm has denied Mr. Gouaz's account"

12/27/2006 5:35:34 PM

12/27/2006 5:35:55 PM

^^^^ Going to need a more mainstream news source to confirm a charge of that magnitude before taking it seriously...

No offense intended, and no it has nothing to do with the fact I think most of your posts suck

12/27/2006 5:48:33 PM

Go and read Mark Steyn's current column in the link above. It's pretty funny.
Shorter Mark Steyn:
"Secularism is bad because secular societies have less children and we need children since Islamofascists are out breeding us. Work! Breed! Fight!"

12/27/2006 6:15:02 PM

wait...it takes this story to destroy his reputation? really?

12/27/2006 7:12:26 PM

Quote :

"But the Israeli said he has documents that could destroy Mr. Baker's reputation. "

tell me which word in this sentence makes me laugh and think this is nothing more than reactionary mudslinging

com'onnnnnn

take a guess

GO OUT ON A LIMB HERE

12/27/2006 8:46:07 PM

third

12/27/2006 8:47:36 PM

maybe

12/27/2006 8:53:34 PM

could

Or if you're a jokester...

reputation

...because Baker's reputation was destroyed a long time ago.

[Edited on December 27, 2006 at 11:09 PM. Reason : Did I get it right?]

12/27/2006 11:08:58 PM

WE GONNA STAY THE COURSE

12/28/2006 12:15:56 AM