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2005-05-10 International-UN-NGOs

UN challenges U.S. Congress on oil, food probe

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Posted by phil_b 2005-05-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 An agreement is an agreement, however, and one that a US court (bound by law) will enforce. It depends where it was signed and its wording. If signed on UN premises then these premises are by convention (and some would say by law) not part of the USA (like a foreign embassy) and hence US laws do not apply. I think it extremely unlikely that the UN will test any contract in a US court becuase of the precedent set.

In addition, I don't know the situation in the USA but here in Australia, conditions in an employment contract relating to after the employment has been terminated are dificult to enforce becuase they are generally considered to violate the common law principle of freedom of trade. The employer has to demonstrate harm to their business or reputation, which should be fun to watch.

Posted by phil_b 2005-05-10 00:51|| 2005-05-10 00:51|| Front Page Top

#2 The 10-day restraint is pretty standard when one party claims "risk of injury or death", I believe, which may be why the claim was made - a procedural dodge. As for the docs being "unlawfully obtained", well, bullshit. His notes, his property. Does the UN have a reciept, maybe? An inventory of what we're not allowed to see?

This guy no longer works for the UN, and if history is any guide, never will again.

Put up or shut up, Volcker.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-05-10 01:49|| 2005-05-10 01:49|| Front Page Top

#3 Ya know, I'm pretty sure you can't enforce a contract intended to conceal evidence of a crime.

I'm not a lawyer or anything, but I really suspect the UN's just clutching at straws.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-05-10 07:28|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-05-10 07:28|| Front Page Top

#4 "Mr. Parton appears to have unlawfully removed large quantities of Independent Inquiry Committee materials"
Off to the slammer in Brussels with him -- can't have people revealing UN secrets... Why would the UN have ANY secrets other than private personnel files???

Posted by Tom 2005-05-10 08:25|| 2005-05-10 08:25|| Front Page Top

#5 I didn't know a Fed Judge could block a Congressional investigation.These seems wrong!

Posted by raptor 2005-05-10 08:36|| 2005-05-10 08:36|| Front Page Top

#6 an immediate shutoff of all funds to the UN and an eviction order should be our response. RICO prosecution is in order

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-05-10 08:43|| 2005-05-10 08:43|| Front Page Top

#7 Think they "shopped" for the judge to handle this for them?

Google "U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina"
and you get in the very first hit:

"Urbina, Ricardo M. Born 1946 in New York, NY Federal Judicial Service: US District
Court for the District of Columbia Nominated by William J. Clinton on ..."

Posted by .com 2005-05-10 09:50|| 2005-05-10 09:50|| Front Page Top

#8 Volcker has business ties with one or more of the companies involved in the Oil for Food scandal. I don't have the cites, but several bloggers are following the issue closely and have all the poop.

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2005-05-10 10:30|| http://blog.simmins.org]">[http://blog.simmins.org] 2005-05-10 10:30|| Front Page Top

#9 The congress needs to slam a congressional impeachment inquiry for Contempt of Congress at this judge who is providing cover to UN criminals. A US Congressional subpeona overrules any treaty in my book.

Posted by OldSpook 2005-05-10 11:45|| 2005-05-10 11:45|| Front Page Top

#10 We need to keep an eye on this one. The pain in my side sez that this is the tip of the ~~sh*t~~ iceberg.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-05-10 11:52|| 2005-05-10 11:52|| Front Page Top

#11 I believe Volker has personal ties with the OFF circle, as well -- a nephew/niece married to someone else's opposite number, that kind of thing. Much like Chiraq and Chretien are related by marriage... and apparently quite a few others in the group.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-05-10 12:32|| 2005-05-10 12:32|| Front Page Top

#12 RICO prosecution is in order

Sounds like a great bumpersticker:

"RICO the UN"

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-05-10 13:38|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-05-10 13:38|| Front Page Top

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