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Vin Suprynowicz - Sunday, May 11, 2003 - Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal
Douglas MacArthur was the perfect choice to administer postwar Japan -- many who knew him said he thought he was born an emperor (or at least a shogun), anyway. But who's this guy Jay Garner, dispatched by George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld to undertake the unenviable task of bringing Iraq halfway home to the 21st century? I'm glad you asked.

Three-star Gen. Jay Garner (retired) served as commander of this country's Space and Missile Defense Command, outside Washington, D.C., from 1994 to 1996. Garner subsequently served as assistant vice chief of staff for the Army until his retirement in August 1997, after which he went to work as president of SY Technology. And that's where his resume starts to get interesting.

In December 2001, the Space and Missile Defense Command announced it intended to award SY Technology a five-year contract in the amount of $48 million. The defense command claimed the contract was being negotiated on a sole-source basis because SY Technology was uniquely qualified to do the work. Baker disputed the notion, saying dozens of other contractors were equally qualified. In his February, 2002, deposition, Garner denied using personal relationships to land contracts. "I do not go to my friends for business," Garner said, according to the transcript. "I get business from my friends, but it's not solicited by me. It's given to us because of the quality of our company." *****um, riiiiiight*****

*****And I bet you thought the shrub had cleared up corporate corruption - I mean Ken Lay is in jail, right?****

posted by A Curmudgeon 4:53 AM