I think this revelation is so darn odd coming at this time. If the guy was offered a bribe did he report it when it happened? To the UN I mean. If he did report it, how come no one's heard about it until now? Or maybe people did know about it.
It seems odd that this is just NOW going to the Voelker report. This incident should have hit the headlines WHEN IT HAPPENED! Yet I don't recall hearing anything about it.
Why were the bribes not publicly acknowledged?
Maybe Kofi didn't want the attention that the revelation of the bribes would likely bring what with the 'oil for food' fiasco.