[codebreaker]

My gut feeling was this is related to Marc Rich somehow, very odd to take off of a U.S. Trade delegation in a private jet for an oil conference.

[Miss Marple]

Marc Rich is a good point.

The Gasex conference is devoting a lot of their time to the Kyoto accord. Also there are all sorts of opportunities to meet and greet.

Maybe he is just hanging around, hoping some spare change will fall his way. Maybe he is trying to get money for the dems.

I am mystified.