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Annan: US, UK Also Bear Blame in Oil, Food Scandal
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Posted on 04/14/2005 12:52:42 PM PDT by Dominick
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Thursday the United States and Britain bore part of the blame in the Iraq oil-for-food debacle by allowing unsupervised oil exports that Saddam Hussein exploited.
Annan, addressing a seminar on the United Nations and the media, said most of the money Saddam earned was by oil sold to Jordan and Turkey outside of the $67 billion U.N. program.
Only countries like the United States and Britain had interdiction forces that could have stopped it. But he said they "decided to close their eyes to Turkey and Jordan because they are allies."
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: annan; blame; deflection; oilforfood; un; uncorruption
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To: Dominick
Only countries like the United States and Britain had interdiction forces that could have stopped itAnd just exactly what is Kofi's purpose? Does he do anything? (besides ski parties)
He can't address genocide in his own country, he can't run the oil for food program. Looks like nobody needs him.
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posted on
04/14/2005 5:35:10 PM PDT
by
Lijahsbubbe
(Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages.)
To: Arrowhead1952
LOL!! That one pic pretty much sums up Koffee's position!
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posted on
04/14/2005 5:36:02 PM PDT
by
randog
(What the....?!)
To: John Lenin
Don't believe me? You can read the CIA Duelfer report
here.
To: Dominick
I agree with Kofi. If the US had perfect knowledge they could have stopped the thing before it all started. Why, oh why doesn't the US use its unfallible knowledge to stop all evil in the world?
To: DoughtyOne
I still say the U.N. flag is just about worthless. Yes, there is one thing it's still good for. And just one thing... It's not good enough for my butt. Maybe our dog's. Eh, probably not.
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posted on
04/14/2005 5:37:29 PM PDT
by
Lijahsbubbe
(Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages.)
To: Lijahsbubbe
He can't address genocide in his own countrySo when was there a genocide in Ghana?
To: Tamberlane
The UN needs an overhaul no matter how you look at it.
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posted on
04/14/2005 5:38:13 PM PDT
by
John Lenin
(It's not if it feels good ,do it, it's if it feels right , do it !)
To: Tamberlane
Country, continent, what's the difference. :O
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posted on
04/14/2005 5:39:55 PM PDT
by
Lijahsbubbe
(Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages.)
To: John Lenin
Who could possibly disagree with that?
By the way, you agree that this entire thread is based on myths and inaccuracies?
To: Lijahsbubbe
Country, continent, what's the difference. :OWell you know, there is a subtle distinction there...
To: Tamberlane
I agree that the UN is corrupt and needs to be dismantled and stop making declarations like they are the head of the World Government.
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posted on
04/14/2005 5:42:31 PM PDT
by
John Lenin
(It's not if it feels good ,do it, it's if it feels right , do it !)
To: John Lenin
You didn't answer my question. Is this particular thread based on gross distortions or not?
To: Dominick
GET THEM OUT OF THIS COUNTRY!!! MAN, THIS CRAP MAKES ME ANGRY.
Caps off.
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posted on
04/14/2005 5:47:11 PM PDT
by
steveyp
To: backhoe
It's our fault for one reason and one reason alone: we fund the U.N.
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posted on
04/14/2005 5:59:17 PM PDT
by
alancarp
(When does it cease to be "Freedom of the Press" and become outright SEDITION?)
To: Terriergal; All
I know... If we cut funding to the UN we can save a lot of money...
95
posted on
04/14/2005 6:16:31 PM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(Let the meek inherit the Earth, the rest of us will explore the stars!)
To: Dominick
You took the words right out of my mouth. ROTFLOL!
Typical liberals!
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posted on
04/14/2005 6:38:20 PM PDT
by
CyberAnt
(President Bush: "America is the greatest nation on the face of the earth")
To: Sthitch
How about the UN returning all the money they stole ..??
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posted on
04/14/2005 6:45:14 PM PDT
by
CyberAnt
(President Bush: "America is the greatest nation on the face of the earth")
To: CyberAnt
And how about the UN getting out of prime NYC real estate that could easily be used for a higher purpose!
To: Boardwalk
You do know the building is a wreck don't you ..??
It needs to be torn down.
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posted on
04/14/2005 7:01:29 PM PDT
by
CyberAnt
(President Bush: "America is the greatest nation on the face of the earth")
To: Dominick
So, now the official UN line is that the sanctions weren't working?
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posted on
04/14/2005 7:03:32 PM PDT
by
Puddleglum
(Thank God the Boston blowhard lost)
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