Obama-appointed US trade adviser linked to illegal deal in Congolese gold

Guardian ^ | 2/5/12 | Pete Jones

[Nachum]

A US trade adviser appointed by Barack Obama orchestrated a deal to buy gold worth millions of dollars from a wanted Congolese warlord, according to a UN report. Kase Lawal, a Nigerian-born US oil tycoon, transferred millions of dollars to the notorious rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda between December 2010 and February 2011 as part of the deal, the report by the UN's Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) states.If true, this would be a contravention of UN resolutions banning individuals or organisations from financing illegal armed groups in the wartorn eastern DRC.

[Nachum]

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[onthegulf]

Does this surprise anyone?

[Major Matt Mason]

Was it millions of his own dollars or U.S. taxpayer dollars? Do I really need to ask?

[Oldexpat]

The liberal Guardian taking off on a Obama appointee? That’s rare. Next someone in the MSM may notice his links to Corzine..and other crooks.

[Irish Eyes]

color me NOT surprised.

What happened to a good old fashioned revolt?

[Army Air Corps]

...a contravention of UN resolutions banning individuals or organisations from financing illegal armed groups in the wartorn eastern DRC.

Kinda like selling guns to criminal cartels in Mexico, eh Atty. Gen. Holder?

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Is he the Tony Rezko of the Congo? Just a thought!

[Vaduz]

Obama orchestrated a deal for more freezer money?.

[Moltke]

this would be a contravention of UN resolutions banning individuals or organisations from financing illegal armed groups in the wartorn eastern DRC.

And the consequence of that would be...what? A strongly worded letter from Ban Ki-moon?