Stuart Bowen turns critic of Iraq

[cal04]

The WSJ fronts a fascinating profile of Stuart Bowen, the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction. Bowen, a former lobbyist and Texas buddy of George W. Bush's, was expected to take it easy, but he's turned into a regular Eliot Spitzer, ferreting out graft in American reconstruction programs and even going after Halliburton. In the process, the paper says, Bowen has become "one of the most prominent and credible critics of how the administration has handled the occupation of Iraq."
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http://slate.msn.com/id/2123390/


Ex-Bush Aide Turns Tough Critic
Former Bush aide Stuart Bowen has become one of the most prominent and credible critics of how the administration has handled the occupation of Iraq.

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[wookie294]

1. He rarely uses the "fraud" word

I saw him on CSPAN many months ago. He refused to speculate whether the $9 billion in missing funds could have been lost due to FRAUD. At least the Wall Street Journal article you cited said: "The U.S. failed to keep track of nearly $9 billion it transferred to the new Iraqi government, much of which appears to have been embezzled."

At least WSJ used the "E" word!