Posted on 12/06/2004 10:08:25 PM PST by Former Military Chick
House Republicans yesterday called for U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to resign in light of the oil-for-food scandal and threatened to withhold funding from the United Nations unless it fully cooperates with investigators.
"The oil-for-food program is a scandal of enormous proportions, and it may reach into the highest levels of leadership at the U.N.," said Rep. Roger Wicker, the Mississippi Republican who introduced a resolution yesterday calling for Mr. Annan to resign.
"I don't think we'll get all the facts as long as Mr. Annan is remaining at the helm," Mr. Wicker said. Nineteen Republicans and one Democrat -- Rep. Gene Taylor of Mississippi -- had signed the resolution, as of late yesterday.
Calls for Mr. Annan to step down already have come from Sen. Norm Coleman, the Minnesota Republican who is heading the main congressional inquiry into accusations of fraud, bribery and corruption in the United Nations' administration of the Iraq oil-for-food program.
Mr. Coleman's Senate inquiry already has determined that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's regime skimmed billions of dollars from the program, which allowed Iraq to sell small amounts of oil to pay for food and humanitarian assistance while it was under U.N. sanctions.
A separate group of Republicans led by Rep. Jeff Flake, Arizona Republican and member of the House International Relations Committee, yesterday pushed legislation that would tie the United States' U.N. funding to the organization's cooperation with investigators.
The corruption accusations have prompted numerous investigations, including several congressional inquiries, a U.S. Treasury Department investigation and a U.N.-commissioned inquiry conducted by former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker.
But Mr. Flake and other Republicans say the United Nations is not cooperating with investigators, is withholding information, and has denied Mr. Volcker's investigation any subpoena power to get information.
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I'll wait patiently for Democrats to follow siut....
waiting...
[sound of crickets]
Thank you Mr. Taylor, I wonder where the rest of your democrat colleagues are. I'm left wondering why the rest of the democrats support the corruption of the UN. Are they on the take?
"legislation that would tie the United States' U.N. funding to the organization's cooperation with investigators. "
Under Ronaldus Maximus we withheld funds from UNESCO until it reformed and cleaned up its act. It worked, at least by UN standards. This approach has the virtue of being at our initiative, at a time of our choosing, and by our standards.
If implemented, my guess is that Kofi Annan would take his fat UN pension and his ill-gotten billion or so, and slink off into his hole (probably in Paris).
De-kofinate the UN!
Then let the gators decide.
You are being redundant.
Have you ever asked yourself, since 9/11, "What would Ronald Reagan have done?"
"Could he not be indicted for fraud???"
I don't know. I think he probably would have diplomatic immunity.
If not the Frenchy-Frenchmen would give him sanctuary, no doubt (in exchange for a small gratuity...)
You are being redundant.
How and when???
Step down hell! His head and his co-conpirators heads should be placed on spikes.
Paris is a hole.
Hoping this gets legs bump.
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