Posted on 12/25/2006 10:23:42 AM PST by george76
On his way out the door, Kofi Annan has signed new rules meant to curb corruption in UN procurement activities, which since the Feds began investigating last year have been sprouting indictments and guilty pleas pertaining to the abuse of enormous amounts of taxpayer money on Kofi’s watch.
It’s thoughtful of Kofi to bequeath brand new rules to his successor, Ban Ki-moon, who takes charge Jan. 1.
But this leaves the question of why Kofi, who worked in the UN system for more than four decades, and spent much of that time deep in the nitty-gritty of UN personnel and financial management, did not sign such a package of rules early in his decade as Secretary-General...
Kofi’s evasions and derelictions can fill volumes — and in matters such as the multi-billion dollar Oil-for-Food scandal, some of them have.
But let’s focus for a moment on two things easy for anyone to relate to: the car, and the apartment. The departing Kofi, who has refused to disclose his UN financial “disclosure” form to the public, has stonewalled to the end on what became of Kojo’s Mercedes, or the accompanying UN paperwork for the car — which was shipped into Ghana at a hefty savings in 1998 under false use of Kofi’s name and the UN seal;
Kofi has also refused to explain how his old taxpayer-subsidized apartment in New York ended up in use over the past decade by the family of his brother, Kobina Annan —who has served for years as Ghana’s ambassador to Morocco.
At a farewell press conference, asked how the apartment was transferred to Kobina’s family, Kofi replied: “I know that my spokesman answered the thing.” That is flat-out false. His spokesman in multiple rounds of email refused to answer any factual questions whatsoever about “the thing.”
(Excerpt) Read more at claudiarosett.pajamasmedia.com ...
The apartment in question, a three-bedroom unit on the ninth floor, appears from the outside to have a river view looking out on Manhattan...
Market rates...about $4,500 a month.
A subsidized apartment... under $2,000 a month.
"Corruption at the UN ?"
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Claudia Rosett ...
Almost as much as is seen in Nancy Pelosi's parlor.
The UNaccountable, terrorist-enabling, bureaucratic, POS.
Good book title..
Kofi, the crook and the con artist. Not a smart one, but transparent and permitted to steal millions while onlookers gawk, sit and do nothing.
pinging the pig
Just another third world criminal who was way over his head.
I saw a CNN International report the other day (it's either CNN or BBC) that was referring to KA as the SG of the UN even after he had stepped down. I guess they didn't get the memo.
--another piece on the redoubtable Kofi--
--http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1757270/posts
Exactly. And the real outrage is that the UN, in general, is so corrupt nothing is done when the evidence of bribe-taking is so blatant.
Makes one feel more and more like a peasant who gives nearly all to an unquestionable power structure.
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Kofi: the Man, the Myth, and the Irritating Whispering, Preening Voice
Disappear you criminal.
ONE SICK MAN!
Can you imagine the uproar if the U.N leader had been a Bush appointed person who did the things Kofi 'can do no wrong' anan did? My gosh the world would crucify the U.S- Yet Kofi gets rewarded with not one but two multi-million dollar pensions and a swanky retirement package deal. The sad thing is that the one person who was doing anything about investigating fraud was so villified by the democrats that he couldn't get re-elected- Makes you ownder who the dems are rooting for? http://sacredscoop.com
****And the real outrage is that the UN, in general, is so corrupt nothing is done when the evidence of bribe-taking is so blatant.******
Its almost as bad as the House and Murtha, Jefferson & Harry Reid isnt it?
The Senate running a close second with Hillary and her political antics and fundraisers.
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