thannatos
17.09.06, 20:48
... czyli neokonski model odbudowy podbitego (o, przepraszam, wyzwolonego) kraju:
"To pass muster with O'Beirne, a political appointee who screens prospective
political appointees for Defense Department posts, applicants didn't need to
be experts in the Middle East or in post-conflict reconstruction. What seemed
most important was loyalty to the Bush administration.
O'Beirne's staff posed blunt questions to some candidates about domestic
politics: Did you vote for George W. Bush in 2000? Do you support the way the
president is fighting the war on terror? Two people who sought jobs with the
U.S. occupation authority said they were even asked their views on Roe v. Wade.
Many of those chosen by O'Beirne's office to work for the Coalition
Provisional Authority, which ran Iraq's government from April 2003 to June
2004, lacked vital skills and experience. A 24-year-old who had never worked
in finance
