In other Iraq news, an influential American diplomat is facing growing scrutiny for standing to profit from oil interests in Iraq’s northern Kurdish region. Peter Galbraith was a key adviser to the Iraqi Kurdish government during 2005 negotiations for a national constitution. Galbraith helped the Kurds win provisions assuring control over oil wealth free from the central government in Baghdad. But last month a Norwegian newspaper revealed Galbraith stands to make over $100 million from interests in a Norwegian oil company and a stake in a potentially lucrative Kurdish oilfield in northern Iraq. Galbraith worked for the oil company DNO at the same time as he took part in the talks on Iraq’s constitution. He has been a leading advocate for decentralizing the Iraqi government and dividing the country along ethnic lines. Galbraith recently made headlines over his dismissal from the UN mission in Afghanistan after accusing his superiors of covering up electoral fraud.