Shalom All:

Come Clean, Kofi
The U.N. secretary-general ducks responsibilty for the Oil for Food scam.
http://216.180.244.91/bbs/message.php?message=39753&mpage=2&topic=3&showdate=11/17/04&replies=4

"Once Mr. Annan became secretary-general, he lost little time in getting deeply involved with Oil for Food. In October 1997, just 10 months into the job, he transformed what had begun as an ad hoc, temporary relief measure into the Office of the Iraq Program, an entrenched U.N. department, which reported to him directly--and was eliminated only after the U.S.-led coalition, against Mr. Annan's wishes, deposed Saddam. To run Oil for Food, Mr. Annan picked Benon Sevan (now alleged to have received oil money from Saddam, which he denies) and kept him there until the program ended about six years later."

Long read but interesting trail of $.

Dianne
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