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After All Its Denials, U.N. Admits It Paid Oil-for-Food Program Aide's Legal Fees
New York Sun ^ | 3/22/2005 | BENNY AVNI

Posted on 03/23/2005 7:45:59 PM PST by StoneGiant

UNITED NATIONS - After months of denials, the United Nations admitted yesterday that, in an exception to its own rules, it has paid for the legal defense of Benon Sevan. The U.N.'s own investigation panel denounced Mr. Sevan for his central role in the oil-for-food scandal that has engulfed the world body.

(Excerpt) Read more at nysun.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: benonsevan; oilforfood; sevan; un; uncorruption

1 posted on 03/23/2005 7:46:00 PM PST by StoneGiant
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To: StoneGiant

What? The UN LIED ABOUT SOMETHING?????


2 posted on 03/23/2005 7:47:58 PM PST by struggle ((The struggle continues))
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To: struggle
Don't fret. They will investigate themselves once more. I must confess I am amused by their amateur spin. Must have sharpened their skills over the years on all those "sophisticated" Europeans.
3 posted on 03/23/2005 7:56:19 PM PST by Fenris6 (3 Purple Hearts in 4 months w/o missing a day of work? He's either John Rambo or a Fraud)
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To: Fenris6

They will investigate themselves once more.
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Pretty pathetic. Kinda like putting the fox in charge of the chicken coop. Still the sign on the U.N. building door should read " U.N. EVICTED -- MOVED TO FRANCE "


4 posted on 03/23/2005 7:59:32 PM PST by EagleUSA
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To: StoneGiant

Look to Kofi to hang his son out to dry and magnaminously resign over "conflict of interest", torn between the love of his family and the UN.


5 posted on 03/23/2005 8:03:57 PM PST by Uncledave (I want blue fingers!!!)
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Gee, I wonder what counseling Kofi is getting from Bill Clinton? The NYTimes?


6 posted on 03/23/2005 8:17:51 PM PST by StoneGiant
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