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UN staff ready historic no-confidence vote in Annan
AFP via Yahoo ^ | 11/19/2004

Posted on 11/19/2004 10:59:17 AM PST by RBroadfoot

UN staff ready historic no-confidence vote in Annan

Fri Nov 19, 6:50 AM ET World - AFP

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - UN employees are expected to issue an unprecedented vote of no confidence in Secretary-General Kofi Annan (news - web sites), union sources say, after he pardoned the body's top oversight official over a series of allegations.

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The draft resolution, also obtained exclusively by AFP, calls on the union president to "convey this vote of no confidence to the secretary general."

Staffers who asked not to be named, afraid that speaking out could damage their future prospects in the United Nations, said the Nair decision was an example of corruption by Annan and his senior staff.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: annan; corruption; noconfidence; un; uncorruption
Just another scandal. Small beer compared to Oil-For-Obstruction, but more evidence that it's time to pull the plug on the UN.
1 posted on 11/19/2004 10:59:18 AM PST by RBroadfoot
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To: RBroadfoot

Gee, is this to be found anywhere in the 'Slimes' yet?


2 posted on 11/19/2004 11:00:29 AM PST by Angry Enough
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To: RBroadfoot

The ball has begun rolling, now let's keep it rolling by asking the U.N. politely to GET OUT OF OUR COUNTRY!


3 posted on 11/19/2004 11:01:03 AM PST by odoso (Millions for charity, but not one penny for tribute!)
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To: RBroadfoot

If Kofi is forced out, this could become the greatest November in history.


4 posted on 11/19/2004 11:08:03 AM PST by cloud8
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To: RBroadfoot
Great,then what? a stearn rebuke?

Where do I place my no confidence in the UN vote.

5 posted on 11/19/2004 11:10:21 AM PST by edchambers ("Rock n Roller with one foot in the grave")
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To: odoso
The ball has begun rolling, now let's keep it rolling by asking the U.N. politely to GET OUT OF OUR COUNTRY

Or we could install Stormin' Norman Schwarzkopf as the Secretary General

6 posted on 11/19/2004 11:35:13 AM PST by msnimje
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To: msnimje

Not bad at all.


7 posted on 11/19/2004 11:37:02 AM PST by odoso (Millions for charity, but not one penny for tribute!)
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