[Alia]

The author is correct, IME. And Character really does matter. Saddam Hussein is not of good character; and instead of dealing with him as he needed to be dealt with; instead there propped an "oil for food program" to feed Iraq's hungry -- those disenfranchized by the evil regime of Hussein. What cowardice.! How COULD the Oil for Food program have been a matter of an honorable program -- not when the overseer was corrupt to begin with. Another sad story in the legacy of how NOT to deal with evil "ways and means".

[Rummyfan]

Oil-for-Food was the biggest scam in history. Over sixty billion - BILLION! - dollars disappeared into various pockets around the world. If there were any justice, Kofi Annan would have already been run out of New York on a rail. Volcker's report released last week concentrated only on the son Kojo, who was a bit player in the scheme, and made only a half million dollars or so. Where is the MSM outrage over this thievery?

[longtermmemmory]

and the UN named Bill Clinton special ambasador for UN Tsunami Relief.

Intersting how UN criticism for US Tsunami efforts SHUT UP once the UN was handed a few MILLION out of the billion.

I bet those were cushy desk jobs.

BTW did we mention that the Tsunami region is INFAMOUS for their sex vacation trade? Somalia part duex.