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How is Kofi Annan keeping his job?
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Posted on 05/06/2005 7:22:00 AM PDT by thebiggestdog

If Kofi Annan keeps his job after Congress reviews the information that they subpeonaed from former OFF investigator Robert Parton. Parton, who after a subpoena from Henry Hyde, gave congress everything they wanted, and the UN aint to happy about it.

The Oil For Food fiasco has to go down as one of the biggest clusterducks in the history of the UN. The idea was that Saddam could sell oil in exchange for food, medicine and other essentials needed by the Iraqi people, only it didn't happen. Saddam cut deals with everyone, including a few Americans to finegal all sorts of stuff, including banned weapons and other goodies for his palaces. The iraqi people saw almost nothing of the profits from the OFF program.

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TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: corruption; henryhyde; kofiannan; kojo; oilforfood; paulvolcker; robertparton; uncorruption
Now that Congress has their hands on some of the most damning evidence against Kofi Annan, will this finally be the end of him?
1 posted on 05/06/2005 7:22:02 AM PDT by thebiggestdog
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To: thebiggestdog
Liberals the world over still refuse to acknowledge the failure the UN has become.
2 posted on 05/06/2005 7:23:45 AM PDT by cripplecreek (I don't suffer from stress. I am a carrier!)
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To: thebiggestdog

I hope not. I'd rather he stay as a neutered icon to remind the world of what an utterly corrupt and dangerous institution the UN is.


3 posted on 05/06/2005 7:25:53 AM PDT by randog (What the....?!)
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To: thebiggestdog

Because he's an African guy (part of a class of privileged people) in charge of the beloved UN, which can do no wrong because it is Commie. Commies tend to love corruption.


4 posted on 05/06/2005 7:44:40 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
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