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U.S. Adviser to Kurds Stands to Reap Oil Profits

nytimes.com
Nov. 12, 2009
Peter W. Galbraith, a former U.S. ambassador, could earn millions as a result of his ties to the Iraqi Kurds and a Norwegian oil company.
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