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AFP/File Photo: The UN-appointed panel probing the scandal-tainted oil-for-food program for Iraq, headed by Paul Volcker, seen... Slideshow: Oil-for-Food Corruption Probe Video AP Video By NICK WADHAMS and EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press Writers 39 minutes ago NEW YORK - A formerUnited Nations procurement officer pleaded guilty Monday to soliciting a bribe under the oil-for-food program, making him the first U.N. official to face criminal charges in connection with the scandal-tainted operation. Alexander Yakovlev, a Russian, also pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of wire fraud and money laundering for accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes...

If this isn't a sign that Kofi Annan should resign from the UN, I don't what else it is going to take to get rid of him. Yesterday, a gentleman by the name of Alexander Yakovlev pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of money laundering and wire fraud in connection with his part in the Oil-For-Food fiasco. The United States knew many years ago that Saddam was pulling the wool over the UN's eyes with bribes and promises of cheap oil when the sanctions were lifted. Benon Sevan, the head of the fiasco is accused of taking about 150...