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August 09, 2005
U.N. Oil-for Food Scandal Continues to Follow Annan
It seems that U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan can't catch a break these days in the U.N. oil-for-food scandal. According to the Globe and Mail of Toronto, "an independent inquiry reopened its investigation into his role in the affair" August 8, 2005.
By the way, did you know that Richard A. Clarke was instrumental in getting Mr. Annan installed as U.N. Secretary General? He mentions it it his book "Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror." See page 201.
In fact, he quotes President Bill Clinton as saying, "Get me a crow, I should eat crow, because I said you would never pull it off." What was pulled off was the ouster of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros Ghali and the installation of Mr. Annan.
Posted by Munir Umrani at August 9, 2005 05:15 PM
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