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Old 05-12-2008, 07:36 PM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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Guilt by Association?

McCain aides forced to quit over ties to Burmese junta - Americas, World - The Independent
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Old 05-12-2008, 08:12 PM
 
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Ain't life grand? Thanks for posting this, 18Montclair.
Newsweek reported at the weekend that the DCI Group, a lobbying firm, represented Burma until last year. Mr Goodyear, its chief executive, "was paid $348,000 in 2002 to represent Burma's military junta, which had been strongly condemned by the State Department for its human-rights record and remains in power today," the magazine said.
I love that they give credit to Harper's for breaking the story and show how much light needs to be trained on some rats before they start scurrying, all in the same sentence. Downright elegant.
The McCain campaign links between DCI and Burma and the Republicans were first reported in Harper's magazine some months ago, but it became a toxic issue after the Burmese government mishandled relief efforts after the disastrous cyclone nine days ago.
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