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(9 House) Republicans demand investigation of U.N. climate-change agency (WMO)
The Hill ^ | 4/4/07 | Aman Ali

Posted on 04/04/2007 5:31:38 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

Nine House Republicans Wednesday called for a probe of a United Nations agency that monitors climate change, citing reports of mismanagement.

Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led by the panel’s ranking Republican, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Fla.), asked the Governmental Accountability Office (GAO) to launch an inquiry into the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

An audit has shown that a WMO official misappropriated $3 million to finance a “money-for-votes scheme” before fleeing.

Noting that the U.S. has given more than $115 million to the agency, the Republican lawmakers say GAO should examine whether any part of the American contribution was among the misappropriated funds.

In addition, the GOP lawmakers called on the congressional watchdog to conduct a more thorough investigation of WMO — an audit of the audit, in effect — noting that a U.N. auditor looking into the situation had “reportedly been dismissed,” alleging she was prevented from fully examining the agency.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: climatechange; globalwarminghoax; investigation; republicans; wmo

1 posted on 04/04/2007 5:31:42 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge

Great idea - too bad it’s not going to go anywhere...


2 posted on 04/04/2007 5:33:13 PM PDT by Tzimisce (How Would Mohammed Vote? Hillary for President! www.dndorks.com)
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To: NormsRevenge

Better yet, just pull out of the UN and kick them to Belgium.


3 posted on 04/04/2007 5:34:40 PM PDT by pissant (Rudy fans: the Oprah republicans)
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To: Tzimisce

Someday global warming is going to be revealed as one of the greatest scams of all time, I just hope I live long enough to see the people pushing this get their just punishment! Hopefully the general public will begin to see what is going on. Please!


4 posted on 04/04/2007 5:36:43 PM PDT by pepperdog
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To: NormsRevenge
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

The missing funds probably went into the atmosphere. :)
5 posted on 04/04/2007 5:47:18 PM PDT by P-40 (Al Qaeda was working in Iraq. They were just undocumented.)
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To: Tzimisce

Still, they’re doing better. Quicker on the draw then on the Sandy Burgler thing.


6 posted on 04/04/2007 5:51:52 PM PDT by Duke Nukum (Linux: More of a cult then an OS. Mac: Beyond a Cult. A joyless Jihad.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Should’ve been done years ago.

Robert Watson, head of the IPCC, was fired back in 2003 for cooking the books on the IPCC reports. And the fraud continues today.


7 posted on 04/04/2007 5:52:16 PM PDT by sergeantdave (Ice-cubes melting in the sun is an act of God. Get over it, Gore.)
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To: NormsRevenge
...the Republican lawmakers say GAO should examine whether any part of the American contribution was among the misappropriated funds.

"Did you misappropriate any US funds?"
"No, we misppropriated Uganda's funds."
"OK, I think we're done here; thank you for your cooperation."

8 posted on 04/04/2007 5:59:23 PM PDT by randog (What the...?!)
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To: NormsRevenge

Looks like this will be another typical UN fiasco.
“PAY NO ATTENTION TO THAT MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN!!!”.
....JJ61


9 posted on 04/04/2007 6:31:49 PM PDT by JerseyJohn61 (Better Late Than Never.......sometimes over lapping is worth the effort....)
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To: NormsRevenge; OKSooner; Killing Time; Beowulf; Mr. Peabody; RW_Whacko; gruffwolf; BlessedBeGod; ...

Click on POGW graphic for full GW rundown

FReepmail me to get on or off


New!!: Dr. John Ray’s
GREENIE WATCH

Please ping me if you find one I’ve missed.
OKSooner & I are filling in for xcamel
while he is on vacation.



10 posted on 04/04/2007 8:23:23 PM PDT by honolulugal
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To: honolulugal

busted link on greenie watch, ya need a space at the end between link and “;

http://antigreen.blogspot.com/


11 posted on 04/04/2007 8:26:44 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ...... BumP'n'Run 'Right-Wing Extremist' since 2001)
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To: NormsRevenge
Thank you!

Fixed . . . . I hope.

New!!: Dr. John Ray’s
GREENIE WATCH

12 posted on 04/04/2007 8:51:12 PM PDT by honolulugal
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To: honolulugal

Looking good! Thanks!


13 posted on 04/04/2007 8:53:18 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ...... BumP'n'Run 'Right-Wing Extremist' since 2001)
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To: Tzimisce

Hate to break it to you guys, but the other 2,483 agencies at the UN are corrupt too.


14 posted on 04/04/2007 8:55:27 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: honolulugal
HG, you're taking over the Global Warming ping list for xcamel while he's on vacation, huh?

Time to show off some of your fancy photoshop work for everyone:


15 posted on 04/04/2007 10:07:40 PM PDT by Eric Blair 2084 (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms shouldn't be a federal agency...it should be a convenience store.)
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To: Eric Blair 2084; OKSooner

Oksooner & I are pitching in for xcamel. Split-shifts.
Glad I don’t get the mornings!

I only added Gore-shark & your text changes to
that SI Mag image. Other FReepers (very talented FReepers) started it.

Don’t think there is anymore room. :-)


16 posted on 04/04/2007 10:34:56 PM PDT by honolulugal (Support Free Republic)
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