Friday, July 02, 2004

The Biggest Scandal Ever?

Where will the United Nations' Oil For Food Scandal rank in the annals of corruption?

A great deal depends upon how successful the United Nations' coverup will be.

Under intense pressure from Congress, the United Nations established its own "independent" commission of inquiry into the U.N.'s handling of the Oil-for-Food program, headed by former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, South African judge Richard Goldstone, and Swiss lawyer Mark Pieth. The U.N. inquiry bears all the hallmarks of an elaborate paper tiger. The commission lacks subpoena power and cannot force the cooperation of U.N. member states. It has also been dogged by allegations of interference by U.N. officials, and serious doubts exist as to whether the inquiry will deliver substantial results.

Can we force the UN to come clean? Well, the UN relies upon us for the lion's share of its budget.

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