Pentagon official accused of corruption, drunkenness and harassment

This falls under the category of "why was this guy hired in the first place?"  Paul Brinkley, who heads the US effort to grow business in Iraq, is being suspected of mismanaging US tax dollars:

A Bush political appointee and former Silicon Valley executive who hasfaced opposition in his bid to bail out Iraq's struggling factories isunder investigation by the Defense Department on mismanagementallegations.

Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Paul A. Brinkley, who heads aneconomic task force in Baghdad, is accused of mismanaging governmentmoney and engaging in public drunkenness and sexual harassment, aDefense Department spokesman said last week.

The allegations stem from a 12-page memo filed this month by twoformer members of the task force. The charges are being investigated bythe Defense Department's Office of the Inspector General.

The allegations were submitted by two former staffers that filed a 12-page memo.  In addition to his alleged corrupt ways, Brinkley was bad at his job anyway:

But critics note thatdespite Brinkley's effort and millions of dollars spent on the formerstate-owned factories, only nine out of about 200 have been restarted,creating about 4,000 jobs - fewer than the 11,000 Brinkley's task forceprojected in December.

Mike Brown, Dick Stickler and now Paul Brinkley -- what a waste!