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Transcript: Adviser Sees No Conflict In Kurdish Oil Deals
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- November 12, 2009
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MELISSA BLOCK
NPR All Things Considered
11-12-2009
Adviser Sees No Conflict In Kurdish Oil Deals
Host: MELISSA BLOCK
Time 21:00-22:00 PM
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MELISSA BLOCK, host:
An American diplomat's business interests in the oil fields of Kurdistan landed him on the front page of today's New York Times. Peter Galbraith is an influential player in diplomatic circles. He's a former U.S. ambassador to Croatia, but he's probably best known for his long advocacy on behalf of the Kurds in Iraq. Most recently, he made news when he was fired by the U.N. special representative in Afghanistan.
Galbraith was an adviser to Iraq's Kurds as they pushed for autonomy under Iraq's new constitution and won control ...