[MikeA]

This is the REAL scandal, but the media ignores it to focus on a non-scandal Plamegate, something where the law wasn't even broken by ANY reading of the law, so the prosecutor had to go as they typically do for something to indict on by coming up with a perjury charge. But Oil for Food is the REAL scandal.

[ncountylee]

Shakir Al-Khafaji (12 million barrels), a well-connected Detroit-area businessman who led a delegation of anti-war Congressional Democrats to Baghdad in September 2002 and who funded an anti-sanctions documentary produced by former weapons inspector Scott Ritter.

Ritter and Congressional Democrats. Which Congressional Democrats?

[spycatcher]

Have they found Marc Rich's Iraqi oil kickbacks to Clinton yet?

[Cicero]

Perhaps it was not a coincidence that Volker released his report while everyone was preoccupied with Miers and Plame. Not that the media have ever needed any excuse to cover up on behalf of Kofi Annan and his crooked friends at the UN.

As for France, they would be nowhere in international politics without their seat on the Security Council, which allows them to wheel and deal and solicit bribes from corrupt regimes all over the world. Time to put an end to that, IMHO

[Mo1]

Later read

[ncountylee]

Michigan Rep. Bonior, Washington Rep. Jim McDermott and California Rep. Mike Thompson were on the trip. Were there others?

[proud_yank]

It is rather annoying how many sources completely glance over this. Here in New Russia (Canada), All the papers were focused mainly on US agencies that were connected-Didn't even mention a thing about the connections to the war. The US coverage is pretty bad as well.

Its really unfortunate that such a well intentioned program, from a group that does so much good for the world, could be so corrupt. /sarc off

[Reactionary]

Well, we won't expect liberals to notice. After all, they were very much in favor of ending sanctions against Iraq Oh! It was all "for the children."

Being swine, however, will prevent them from noticing that the "children" were being ripped off by corrupt despots and businessmen on an international scale.

[kublia khan]

Some body has some real dirt on this sack "o sh**. He turned midstream;I think Saddam must have had some video of him cavorting with the goat herd or something.

[zeugma]

Does anyone know where the report itself can be found? The linked article probably has it, but I can't get to it.

[piasa]

Volcker just passed away