Comments on: Former US diplomat holds secret stake in Kurdish oil field http://warincontext.org/2009/10/11/former-us-diplomat-holds-secret-stake-in-kurdish-oil-field/ ... with attention to the unseen Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:49:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kjetting http://warincontext.org/2009/10/11/former-us-diplomat-holds-secret-stake-in-kurdish-oil-field/comment-page-1/#comment-5994 Kjetting Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:28:16 +0000 http://warincontext.org/?p=2199#comment-5994 Just to clarify. Dagens Næringliv have been on the DNO ball for a long time. The whole expose has lasted for a couple of weeks and there is no reason to think taht there is any linkage between the two incidents. If anything, Galbraith's insistence on a high profile in Afghanistan has made him a houshold name in Norway and made it more interesting for DN to run with the case (their target audience now know the guy). Just to clarify. Dagens Næringliv have been on the DNO ball for a long time. The whole expose has lasted for a couple of weeks and there is no reason to think taht there is any linkage between the two incidents.

If anything, Galbraith’s insistence on a high profile in Afghanistan has made him a houshold name in Norway and made it more interesting for DN to run with the case (their target audience now know the guy).

]]> By: Paul Woodward http://warincontext.org/2009/10/11/former-us-diplomat-holds-secret-stake-in-kurdish-oil-field/comment-page-1/#comment-5953 Paul Woodward Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:51:59 +0000 http://warincontext.org/?p=2199#comment-5953 I would be inclined to flip that around and say, isn't it suspicious that Galbraith was drawing so much attention to himself just before this scandal was about to erupt? By choosing that very safe battleground (hardly anyone disputes the level of corruption in the Afghan elections) he positioned himself to now look like the victim of a personal attack. That would of course be an utterly desperate strategy, but then, anyone who has made a name for himself by taking on righteous causes is likely to feel desperate when he's just about to be exposed as a greedy oil buccaneer! I would be inclined to flip that around and say, isn’t it suspicious that Galbraith was drawing so much attention to himself just before this scandal was about to erupt? By choosing that very safe battleground (hardly anyone disputes the level of corruption in the Afghan elections) he positioned himself to now look like the victim of a personal attack.

That would of course be an utterly desperate strategy, but then, anyone who has made a name for himself by taking on righteous causes is likely to feel desperate when he’s just about to be exposed as a greedy oil buccaneer!

]]> By: Cal http://warincontext.org/2009/10/11/former-us-diplomat-holds-secret-stake-in-kurdish-oil-field/comment-page-1/#comment-5945 Cal Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:10:19 +0000 http://warincontext.org/?p=2199#comment-5945 Isn't it suspicious that these documents are leaked right after Galbraith makes trouble for the UN/US over the Afghanistan election? Not that I'm complaining. I'm all for thieves falling out. Isn’t it suspicious that these documents are leaked right after Galbraith makes trouble for the UN/US over the Afghanistan election? Not that I’m complaining. I’m all for thieves falling out.

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