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| U.S. Says U.N. Agency Aided N. Korea |
| 2007-01-20 |
| Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon responded quickly to U.S. accusations that the U.N. development agency funneled millions of dollars in cash aid to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, calling on all U.N. funds and programs to conduct an urgent outside investigation into their operations. Ban's decision to press for outside audits not only of the U.N. Development Program's activities in North Korea but of all U.N. programs indicated he was determined to avoid a repetition of the scandal over the U.N. oil-for-food program in Iraq which bubbled for months before former Secretary-General Kofi Annan agreed to an independent investigation. In the North Korean case, U.S. officials questioned whether funds intended to help the country's impoverished people had been used for other activities including nuclear weapons development. The U.N. program, known as UNDP, said it has operated in North Korea since 1979 and no concerns have been raised about its funds being used for the North's nuclear arms program. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #6 Rather than burden taxpayers for money to imprison theives, would it save money to send them all to the U.N. as executives for aid programs? |
| Posted by: whatadeal 2007-01-20 21:52 |
| #5 Moon is South Korean correct? |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2007-01-20 18:27 |
| #4 We cheat the other guy and pass the savings on to you. ---Chilkoot Charlie |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2007-01-20 15:06 |
| #3 sounds like they cut out the middleman |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-01-20 10:12 |
| #2 only place to buy the local currency was from the country's central bank _ which means hard currency will continue to reach Kim's regime. Does this sound like money laundering to you? I ain't quite up to snuff on the precise definition but this sounds awfully close... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2007-01-20 09:02 |
| #1 "It simply boggles the imagination that they simply dole out cash without controls," If that isn't reason enough to pack up and leave the UN, I don't know what is, considering 1/4 of that money is from US taxpayers. That organization hasn't served any American purpose in a very long time. The UN simply exists as a way for foreign diplomats to leech off America, all the while telling us how awful we are. BTW - I'll wager the family farm Bans' audits will merely be exercises in whitewashing. |
| Posted by: JerseyMike 2007-01-20 07:44 |