Kofi Annan Must Go

Wall Street Journal ^ | Dec. 1, 2004 | NORM COLEMAN

[conservativecorner]

It's time for U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to resign. Over the past seven months, the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which I chair, has conducted an exhaustive, bipartisan investigation into the scandal surrounding the U.N. Oil-for-Food program. That noble program was established by the U.N. to ease the suffering of the Iraqi people, then languishing under Saddam Hussein's ironfisted rule, as well as the economic sanctions imposed on Iraq by the U.N. after the first Gulf War. While sanctions were designed to instigate the removal of Saddam from power, or at least render him impotent, the Oil-for-Food program was designed to support the Iraqi people with food and other humanitarian aid under the watchful eye of the U.N.

[Mo1]

No... I bet Bill Clinton would just love to have Kofi's UN job

If I recall .. wasn't it Maddy "The Troll" Halfbright .. Clinton's UN Ambassador at the time who helped come up with this Oil For Food program ???

[dotnetfellow]

Annan? It's time for the U.N. to resign altogether.

[Mo1]

Finally the MSM is catching up with what we've been saying here for weeks

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I first heard of this OFF scam back in March of 2003

Kofi Annandersen: Enron-style accounting at the U.N. Oil-for-Food Program.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/861683/posts

[Homer_J_Simpson]

In addition, a scandal of this magnitude requires a truly independent examination to ensure complete transparency, and to restore the credibility of the U.N.

Humor - the best medicine.

[sarasota]

Thanks for the update. It's truly remarkable how quickly freepers nail things.

[Mo1]

From what I can tell, only the Wall Street Journal and Fox News has given this any investigation coverage

The other news sources may have made a blurb of a mention .. but not enough to get any notice

This is a HUGE scandal at the UN .. one that they may never recover from and the MSM pretty much ignores it

[Pete'sWife]

...to be replaced by whom?

Another third world bureaucrat who cut his teeth stealing foreign aid money from the United States?

[sarasota]

It's still about the anti-Bush sentiment. And probably will be for the next four years. The MSM will just fade into oblivion one can only hope. And take their liberal ignorance with them.

[OXENinFLA]

NORM ON LAURA INGRAHAM NOW!!!!

http://www.wjgr.com/default.aspx

[hoosierpearl]

I read this article and one point stuck out to me more than the others. Our troops were put in harm's way to oust Saddam Hussein because of the corruption in the Oil for Food program. If Annan and the UN had done what they were supposed to do, Saddam might have toppled years ago. Can we say pay offs? Corruption?
Wonder what the families of the soldiers think about this?

[Txsleuth]

Tony Snow is thinking Colin Powell should take Annans place.

I think that the only way that an American would be "allowed" to be head of UN would be if we threatened to pull all of our money and kicked them out of New York.

[Blue Highway]

A more suitable employment opportunity.

[Smartass]

[Happy2BMe]

Glad you're back in the saddle.

[Smartass]

[Lady Jag]

[Smartass]

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[potlatch]

That's funny SmartA, kindof like Kerry and his 'spitballs'!

[Alamo-Girl]

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[Smartass]

Good evening Potlatch...
Lady Jag had the right toon.   The UN should be closed and put up for rent.   What a waste