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U.N. Decides Not To Pay Legal Bills Of Ex-Oil Official |
2005-03-29 |
The United Nations reversed a commitment to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees for a senior U.N. official who was accused of ethical lapses while administering the $64 billion oil-for-food program in Iraq. The U.N. decision Monday came after U.S., British and Iraqi officials expressed concern about U.N. plans to use surplus Iraq oil revenue to defend Benon Sevan against accusations that he improperly steered lucrative Iraqi oil contracts to an Egyptian businessman. The U.N. leadership braced for a critical report Tuesday by a U.N.-appointed investigator into Secretary General Kofi Annan's handling of the program. The report will examine whether Annan's son, Kojo Annan, used his family connections to obtain contracts for a Swiss company that once employed him. Senior U.N. officials said the report by former Federal Reserve chairman Paul A. Volcker will clear Kofi Annan of any personal wrongdoing but fault him for lax oversight of the U.N.'s largest humanitarian aid program. |
Posted by:Fred |
#8 oopps! Misread it - thought UN would pay Bene expenses. |
Posted by: Glereper Craviter7929 2005-03-29 6:33:39 PM |
#7 Kofi playing it safe. After all, Kofi might be the next to need free legal representation, courtesy of US taxpayer. |
Posted by: Glereper Craviter7929 2005-03-29 6:30:54 PM |
#6 Just remember that President Kerry would have crawled back to these idiots and begged for forgiveness. Bush has THEM begging for mercy! Can Bush run for a 3rd term? |
Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2005-03-29 3:35:29 PM |
#5 Bevan. Never say a word. Because...this...is the business...we've chosen! |
Posted by: Kofi 2005-03-29 1:15:35 PM |
#4 He's probably curled up in a fetal position somewhere, mumbling Goo-fi's name repeatedly to himself. |
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-03-29 12:32:43 PM |
#3 Anyone remember when Sylvester tried to defend this? He certainly seems to be on the wrong side of history. |
Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-03-29 10:50:02 AM |
#2 Well whaddya know? The UN can do something right. The sad part is that it had to come as a result of being pressured. |
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-03-29 10:22:32 AM |
#1 Why do I have this image of a troika chased by a pack of wolves? |
Posted by: gromgorru 2005-03-29 10:20:56 AM |