Reading Lab · Dossier 7
Ten Americans whom CPA documents (2003–2004) record as its staff, advisers or partners later appear in Washington lobbying records, for Iraqi clients or on Iraq issues. The shortest gap between the two offices is seven weeks; the longest, thirteen years.
The Sanitas thread: two names from the CPA’s communications office (Basile and Harvin) later meet at one firm, Sanitas International, which worked for the Iraqiya List (2012) and then for Jamal al-Dhari (2015–2016).
In the CPA archive · 4 September 2003
Bremer’s memo log lists a memo titled “Recruitment of Pat Theros to join the CPA”.
In Washington lobbying records · 24 October 2003
Filed a short form with Theros & Theros on the day the firm registered for Ayad Allawi, a Governing Council member.
The documents do not say whether he actually joined; what we know is that the recruitment memo came seven weeks before he registered for Allawi.
In the CPA archive · 11 August 2003
Named as the contact on CPA press releases, Office of Strategic Communications (August–October 2003).
In Washington lobbying records · 25 March 2016
FARA short form with Sanitas International while it represented Sheikh Jamal al-Dhari (Peace Ambassadors for Iraq).
The firm had other clients; a short form alone does not show he worked for the Iraqi client.
In the CPA archive · 24 July 2003
Bremer’s memo log lists a memo from him to “all hands” with transcripts of Bremer’s and the Defense Secretary’s media rounds.
In Washington lobbying records · 23 April 2012
Partner at Sanitas International; signed the firm’s agreements with the Iraqiya List (2012) and Peace Ambassadors for Iraq (2015).
In the CPA archive · 10 November 2003
NSC official in charge of Iraq politics and governance; a CPA briefing says he visited Baghdad every four to six weeks.
In Washington lobbying records · 15 November 2005
Lobbyist at BGR for the Kurdistan Regional Government. His former post in the LDA report: “Deputy Assistant to the President / Deputy National Security Adviser”.
In the CPA archive · 6 June 2003
“Ministry Coordinator” in a memo to Bremer (June 2003), later coordinator for Iraq reconstruction assistance at the State Department.
In Washington lobbying records · 4 October 2007
Lobbyist at Cassidy & Associates for the Iraqi Red Crescent, with a FARA short form at the same firm.
In the CPA archive · 18 June 2003
Bremer’s memo log lists a memo “CSIS Team to Iraq” from him and Dan Senor, the CPA spokesman.
In Washington lobbying records · 10 May 2016
Owner of Logan International Relations, which registered for Peace Ambassadors for Iraq.
In the CPA archive · 11 September 2003
CPA Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Youth and Sport.
In Washington lobbying records · 9 August 2013
FARA short form with Cassidy & Associates on the day it registered for the Tajdeed Party (Tariq al-Hashimi).
A common name: the match is on name and Iraqi context; no text links the two roles.
In the CPA archive · 28 October 2003
Listed among CPA participants in a Defense Department meeting record, and in Bremer’s memo log on a “Business Facilitation Center”.
In Washington lobbying records · 30 June 2007
Lobbyist for Honeywell in LDA reports that mention Iraq.
In the CPA archive · 15 June 2004
Defense Department Inspector General; visited Iraq and met the CPA and its Inspector General (June 2004).
In Washington lobbying records · 26 April 2017
Counsel with a short form at the Nineveh Plain Defense Fund, for the Assyrian Democratic Movement and the Nineveh Plain Protection Units.
He was not CPA staff but oversaw it from the Defense Department.
In the CPA archive · 16 December 2003
Bremer’s memo log lists a memo from him: “Draft paper: Iraqi Special Tribunal”.
In Washington lobbying records · 30 December 2014
Short form at Chartwell for Atheel al-Nujaifi; later his own law office registered for the National Mobilization Force in Nineveh.
A common name; FARA has both “Robert K. Kelley” and “Robert Kelley”. Needs confirmation.
| Company | In the archive | LDA report |
|---|---|---|
| KBR Established | oil and military logistics contracts · 67 documents UK-3feaa955 UK-331a5d54 AUD-1e858f53 | LDA EBFC4E89 · 2008 |
| Parsons Established | buildings, education, health and water contracts · 27 documents CON-4397ab9c AUD-1e858f53 PR-3fdd489f | LDA DE415AB0 · 2006 |
| Fluor Established | power and public works contracts (Fluor-AMEC) · 19 documents CON-4397ab9c AUD-1e858f53 AUD-00feac44 | LDA F9072615 · 2007 |
| Lucent Technologies Established | the communications contract ($75 million) · 1 documents AUD-be108c4f | LDA 6AD2E339 · 2006 |
| SSA Marine Established | assessment and rehabilitation of Umm Qasr port · 6 documents AUD-8e40c445 AID-5c4a0719 AID-2f8687ca | LDA 308E41CE · 2003 |
| SkyLink Air & Logistic Support Established | airport administration · 2 documents AID-25bea1ec AID-06623bb9 | LDA 4B299737 · 2008 |
In the archive: Governing Council member, then interim Prime Minister (June 2004). REG-010 CON-bc903bed
In Washington (24 October 2003): Client of Theros & Theros from 24 October 2003; the FARA filing describes him as “a member of the Iraq Governing Council”. FARA 5581 FARA 5583
In the archive: Governing Council member and its president in January 2004. TR-69f56435
In Washington (7 October 2003): Signed an agreement with FWH and Associates on 7 October 2003 as chairman of the Iraqi Independent Democrats. FARA 5587
In the archive: Minister of Housing and Construction; signed seven housing contracts worth over $100 million with Bremer present (March 2004). PR-274c741f
In Washington (15 January 2004): Client of the Livingston Group as Minister of Housing (January–February 2004). FARA 5356
In the archive: Governing Council member. DOD-0ac17ea5 CON-4397ab9c
In Washington (31 October 2000): The Iraqi National Congress and its support foundation were clients of Goodwin Procter (2000–2005), with Chalabi as signing director. FARA 3901
In the archive: Spokesman for Ahmad Chalabi who sat in on the Governing Council’s security committee. DOD-5dcf4925
In Washington (14 November 2005): Named as deputy military attaché in the Iraqi Embassy’s agreement with BKSH (2005), later president of a FARA registrant (2023). FARA 5402 FARA 7213
How these links were found: we extracted names from the archive’s English texts (5,834 public documents) and compared them with names in FARA records (registrants, foreign principals, short-form filers during the Iraq engagement, contract signatories) and LDA records (registrants, clients, lobbyists and their former posts). We then read the strongest candidates’ evidence one by one. The result: 266 candidate people and 74 candidate organisations.
A matching name is not a matching person. “Established” when both records state the same role (Blackwill’s NSC post), when a FARA filing states the role the archive records (Allawi’s Governing Council seat), or when a company’s LDA report names “Iraq reconstruction”. “Likely” when an uncommon full name matches and the context points to the role. “Doubtful” candidates (259) are not named: surname-only matches or common names.
Limits: matching ran on English texts only; Iraqi names in Arabic script and their variants (Bayan Jabr / Baqir Jabr, Rend al-Rahim, Barham Salih) may be missed. A short form at a firm with many clients does not show that the person worked for the Iraqi client. LDA records before 2012 come from the Senate bulk copy and lack the third quarter of 2012. No payments or contacts from FARA filings are shown here: only names, roles, dates and registration numbers, all from published sources.