Ich bin gespannt, wem die US-amerikanische Unternehmensberatung The Monitor Group zukünftig beim Aufbau demokratischer Institutionen und der Modernisierung der Wirtschaft, behilflich sein wird:
"This goal is to introduce Muammar Qadhafi as a thinker and intellectual, independent of his more widelyknown and very public persona as the Leader of the Revolution in Libya.(...) Monitor also offered, in a letter to Gadhafi's intelligence chief, a 22-page proposal for a book about Gadhafi, to be produced for $2.9 million in fees and expenses. The book would cover Gadhafi's "ideas on democracy," the outline said, "so that the West gains a more accurate and balanced understanding of his actions and ideas."
Gadhafi paid millions to U.S. firms to polish his global image
Das Unternehmen ist sich seiner ethischen Verantwortung bewußt und nimmt mögliche Lobbying-Vorwürfe sehr ernst:
"Monitor’s work in this period focused on economic development, the training of hundreds of high-potential leaders selected competitively from all sectors of Libyan society and industry, and the introduction of global thought leaders representing a diverse range of perspectives and expertise to enable processes of reform.(...)We regret that this period of promise was so short-lived. We also regret that during the course of our work we did make some errors in judgment, which we have acknowledged and have vowed not to repeat. We are aware that questions have been raised regarding activities that could conceivably be construed as “lobbying,” and therefore introduce questions of regulatory compliance. We take these questions very seriously."