This morning, the Washington Post reported that lobbyist Robert Crowe decided that working…serving as the eyes, ears, and rallying and legislative voice for indicted war criminal Omar al-Bashir’s regime, might not be the best idea. This decision comes a week after a Washington Post story, statements of condemnation from the Save Darfur Coalition and Congressman Frank Wolf, and an outpouring of concern and disapproval from activists from across the country.
James C. Gray Jr., an administrative partner at Crowe’s firm, Nelson Mullins, said Friday that the firm “is no longer pursuing the application or a relationship with the government of Sudan.” Additionally, Gray was quoted as saying “We determined that we are not in a position to make a difference on the issue”, adding that the “extraordinary passions” of opponents also played a role in the decision.
Though, what wasn’t cited by James Gray or Robert Crowe as a reason for this plan to lobby on behalf of Sudan to not go through seems to be what’s most troubling. One would think that in addition to “not being in a position to make a difference”, and those pesky “extraordinary passions” of opponents to allowing killers to have lobbyists, it’s also just plain wrong.
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Tags: gration, lobby, Obama, Omar al-Bashir, politics
