Ofangreind augl\u00fdsing mun vera einsd\u00e6mi \u00ed s\u00f6gu almannatengsla \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. Menn sem \u00feekkja vel til \u00ed \u00feessum bransa kannast ekki vi\u00f0 nein d\u00e6mi \u00feess a\u00f0 opinberlega hafi veri\u00f0 augl\u00fdst eftir gr\u00f3us\u00f6gum um nafnkunna menn. F\u00e1ir leggja tr\u00fana\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00feetta s\u00e9 bara einkaframtak Fri\u00f0j\u00f3ns. \u00deeir sem til \u00feekkja \u00e1 bak vi\u00f0 tj\u00f6ldin telja n\u00e6sta v\u00edst a\u00f0 hann geri \u00feetta me\u00f0 vitund og vilja flokksforystunnar. A\u00f0rir benda \u00e1 a\u00f0 Fri\u00f0j\u00f3n og Andr\u00e9s J\u00f3nsson, spunameistari Samfylkingarinnar, s\u00e9u n\u00e1nir vinir og \u00feekktir af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 gera hvor \u00f6\u00f0rum grei\u00f0a \u00feegar reynir \u00e1 hugkv\u00e6mni spunameistaranna. \u00c1 kannski a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a \u00feetta sem vinargrei\u00f0a?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00c1ri\u00f0 2005 kom \u00fat skr\u00fdti\u00f0 b\u00f3karkver eftir annan efnilegan sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0ismann Bj\u00f6rn J\u00f3n Bragason: \u201eBylting \u2013 og hva\u00f0 svo?<\/i>\u201c . H\u00f6fundur sag\u00f0i tilgang b\u00f3karinnar vera a\u00f0 sk\u00fdra versnandi samb\u00fa\u00f0 \u00cdslands og Bandar\u00edkjanna, sem l\u00fdsti s\u00e9r m.a. me\u00f0 brottf\u00f6r bandar\u00edska hersins \u00e1ri\u00f0 2006. Vi\u00f0 lestur b\u00f3karinnar var ekki anna\u00f0 a\u00f0 skilja \u00e1 h\u00f6fundi en a\u00f0 ein helsta \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0an fyrir \u00feessum samb\u00fa\u00f0ar\u00f6r\u00f0ugleikum v\u00e6ri s\u00fa a\u00f0 J\u00f3n Baldvin, sem var sendiherra \u00ed Washington 1998-2002, hef\u00f0i tala\u00f0 svo illa um Bandar\u00edkin a\u00f0 \u00e6\u00f0stu r\u00e1\u00f0amenn Bandar\u00edkjanna hef\u00f0u firtst vi\u00f0 og \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 kalla herinn heim \u2013 a\u00f0 v\u00edsu m\u00f6rgum \u00e1rum eftir a\u00f0 sendiherrann var \u00fear \u00e1 bak og burt. M\u00e1li s\u00ednu til s\u00f6nnunar sag\u00f0i h\u00f6fundurinn a\u00f0 \u201eUtanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneytinu hef\u00f0u \u00edtreka\u00f0 borist kvartanir vegna sendiherrans<\/i>\u201c. Fyrir \u00fev\u00ed haf\u00f0i hann \u00f3nafngreinda heimildarmenn \u00ed utanr\u00edkis\u00fej\u00f3nustunni. R\u00e1\u00f0uneytisstj\u00f3rinn \u00ed utanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0uneytinu \u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edma, Stef\u00e1n Haukur J\u00f3hannesson, l\u00e9t rannsaka m\u00e1li\u00f0. A\u00f0 ranns\u00f3kn lokinni gaf hann \u00fat yfirl\u00fdsingu um a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ri tilh\u00e6fulaust me\u00f0 \u00f6llu<\/i> (sj\u00e1 fylgisskjal).<\/p>\n
En \u00fear sem h\u00e9r er veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 augl\u00fdsa eftir uppl\u00fdsingum um st\u00f6rf sendiherrahj\u00f3na \u00cdslands \u00ed Washington \u00e1 \u00e1runum 1998-2002, er ekki \u00far vegi a\u00f0 v\u00edsa til bandar\u00edskra samt\u00edmaheimilda sem birtar voru opinberlega \u00e1 \u00feessu t\u00edmabili. Flestir munu \u00e6tla a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r s\u00e9u tr\u00faver\u00f0ugri heimildir en gr\u00f3us\u00f6gur haf\u00f0ar eftir \u00f3nafngreindum heimildarm\u00f6nnum sem \u00feora ekki a\u00f0 standa vi\u00f0 or\u00f0 s\u00edn undir nafni. Af \u00feessu tilefni fylgja h\u00e9r \u00e1 eftir fr\u00e1sagnir sem byggja a\u00f0 mestu \u00e1 bandar\u00edskum heimildum:<\/p>\n
\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 eru \u00fe\u00e6ttir \u00ed m\u00e1lum J\u00f3ns Baldvins Hannibalssonar sem f\u00e1 mig til a\u00f0 staldra vi\u00f0. \u00deessi m\u00e1l eru svo m\u00f6rg og n\u00e1 yfir svo langt t\u00edmabil a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hl\u00fdtur a\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 f\u00f3lk sem vissi meira en \u00fea\u00f0 k\u00fds a\u00f0 segja. \u00deegar \u00e9g bj\u00f3 \u00ed Washington DC 2007-2010 gengu enn s\u00f6gur me\u00f0al \u00edslendinganna um sendiherrann fyrrverandi, um alls konar \u00f3vi\u00f0eigandi heg\u00f0un, oftast tengdar \u00f6lvun og part\u00fdstandi. En l\u00edka gr\u00f3fari s\u00f6gur um \u00e1gengni vi\u00f0 konur og st\u00falkur. S\u00f6gur sem hlj\u00f3ta a\u00f0 hafa n\u00e1\u00f0 eyrum samverkamanna sendiherrans og yfirbo\u00f0ara. S\u00edendurteknar s\u00f6gur sem mannni finnst \u00f3tr\u00falegt a\u00f0 samt\u00ed\u00f0armenn \u00ed stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1lum og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9lagsumr\u00e6\u00f0u hafi ekki heyrt. Til eru stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1lamenn og bla\u00f0amenn sem l\u00f6g\u00f0u sig fram um a\u00f0 vita allt um alla. Sumir hafa jafnvel l\u00fdst sj\u00e1lfum s\u00e9r sem nokkurs konar k\u00f3ngul\u00f3m \u00ed mi\u00f0jum vef \u00f3ge\u00f0slegs \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9lags. Er ekki komi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feeim a\u00f0 segja fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed sem \u00feeir vissu um athafnir J\u00f3ns Baldvins Hannibalssonar?\u201c <\/i>(Fri\u00f0j\u00f3n R Fri\u00f0j\u00f3nsson, framkv\u00e6mdarstj\u00f3ri KOM r\u00e1\u00f0gjafar og forma\u00f0ur uppl\u00fdsinga- og fr\u00e6\u00f0slunefndar Sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0isflokksins). <\/b><\/p>\n