".. Putting him in charge of a transition to democracy is like leaving your wallet in the hands of a convicted thief.."

"... "We should be realistic about who Sulaiman is," the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Michele Dunne warned. "He is no white knight, he has no record of being in favor of democratization, and he is associated with widespread human rights abuses. Putting him in charge of a transition to democracy is like leaving your wallet in the hands of a convicted thief..."