I'll bet that Keithie boy was an either an appointee of Slick, or a relic from the Ford or Carter administration.
Either way, it's irrevelant, as Omar ain't going free.
Prior to taking up my current positions, I was a career Foreign Service Officer with the United States Information Agency. Much of my career was spent in the Middle East, including my appointment by President Bush in 1992 to be U.S. Ambassador to Qatar. Following that assignment, I headed USIA's area office that supervised all the agency's operations in the Near East and South Asia.
Can you say Affirmative Action?