Robert's wife's law firm targeting Iraq reconstruction

[realFedUp]

http://www.onlinejournal.com/Special_Reports/072105Burns/072105burns.html

Supreme Court nominee Roberts' lawyer wife facilitates global satellite system projects and her firm is targeting Iraq reconstruction

By Margie Burns
Online Journal Contributing Writer

July 21, 2005—Yet another first for our boundary-breaching White House: for the first time in American history, we're going to have a justice on the high court whose spouse facilitates financing and putting together global satellite systems.

Also, the firm in which she is a partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, emphasizes among other things its expertise in facilitating business in Iraq:

"We offer one-stop service to clients pursuing projects in Iraq, from solicitation and RFP counseling to working with key government and multilateral agencies, and from initially penetrating the Iraqi marketplace to final project implementation. Our attorneys are recognized as leaders in their fields, and at the cutting-edge in a variety of disciplines relevant to Iraq reconstruction. A number have served in senior government positions in key agencies–including the Departments of Transportation, Navy, Justice and Commerce, as well as the Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Bank."

Iraq has not yet been able to achieve an integrated communications service (many Iraqis don't even have their electricity back, yet.) By numerous accounts, satellite communications networks loom as a large unfilled need in Iraq. Jane Sullivan Roberts' credentials are solid, and business-wise, her walk in life is largely helping clients put together and get financing for satellite systems, according to her company bio:

"Ms. Roberts practices with the firm's communications and global sourcing groups, concentrating in representing clients in sophisticated transactions involving technology. She has extensive experience in representing clients in the buying and selling of space-related goods and services, including companies involved in the development of multi-billion dollar global and regional satellite systems. Ms. Roberts' experience also includes representing clients in information technology outsourcing transactions; software licensing, development, and maintenance contracts; and professional services arrangements. Prior to 1992, Ms. Roberts practiced litigation in a wide variety of matters before various courts and decision-making bodies, including large international commercial arbitrations involving nuclear power plants before the International Chamber of Commerce."
(I like that afterthought re nuclear power plants. Shades of Homer Simpson.)

continued....a good read

[yorkiemommie1]

1. this war is just a money tree for the repukes,isn't it?

...kinda like we saw in Fahrenheit 9/11

[realFedUp]

2. basically yes.

but it seems to be gushing out through pipelines.

[yorkiemommie1]

4. sickening

i feel as if all the evil forces of the universe have been unleashed by the GOP.

[realFedUp]

3. Malloy read parts of this tonight...

Mrs. Roberts is pretty interesting. She co-hosted
a big Catholic school fundraiser that five fed judges
including Clarence Thomas, a fellow school mate at
Holy Cross College attended inside the SC. Wonder
how much it is to rent out the SC for a party?

Coke anyone?

[jean]

5. reminds me of Poindexter and the Total Information Awareness Project

"space-related goods and services, including companies involved in the development of multi-billion dollar global and regional satellite systems...

experience also includes representing clients in information technology outsourcing transactions; software licensing, development, and maintenance contracts; and professional services arrangements."


Overview of the Information Awareness Office
http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/dod/poindexter.html

Feds Open 'Total' Tech Spy System
http://wired-vig.wired.com/news/conflict/0,2100,54342,00.html