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The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). The KRG is represented inside the Beltway by Qubad Talabani, son of Iraqi president Jalal Talabani, and has spared no expense on U.S.-based representation. Besides operating its own office in downtown D.C., the Kurds retain BGR Group (at $58,000 per month), the law firm of Greenburg Traurig American ($40,000), and the Business Development Group ($10,000) for ?strategic counsel and representation.? Moreover, to help ?shape U.S. perceptions of Kurdish interests ? the Talabanis paid the Republican-linked PR firm of Russo, Marsh & Rogers $200,000 to produce television advertisements ?educating the public that Kurdistan is safe, has an open society, and is receptive and equipped for investment.?

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iraq, war, elections