Cunningham’s briber staffed the panel that investigated Iraq War intel

Justin Rood at TPM Muckraker reports Three MZM Staff Worked on White House Intel Panel Here's another strange tie between Mitchell Wade's MZM Inc. and the Bush White House. At least three men who have been identified as MZM employees worked as professional staff for the Robb-Silberman Commission, the White House panel which investigated the shortcomings of U.S. pre-war intelligence. … Wade, of course, has pleaded guilty to several felony counts of bribery and corruption in connection with the Randy "Duke" Cunningham scandal. … Among other recommendations, the Robb-Silberman Commission urged the adminstration to expand the powers of the Pentagon's Counterintelligence Field Activities office (CIFA), where MZM held multi-million dollar contracts. In fact, MZM's King consulted for the Pentagon in 2002 on the creation of CIFA The dates of the commission make an interesting addition to the MZM-White House timeline: February 2004: Bush announces Robb-Silberman commission to investigate WMD intelligence, including what is known about Iran and North Korea. Presumeably, staff are hired in the following months. April 2004: Mitchell Wade incorporates the Iranian Democratization Foundation. June-Sept. 2004: Wade's MZM gets three contracts through the Executive Office of the President for "intelligence services." March 2005: Robb-Silberman commission releases report and recommendations. -------- how, um, convenient.