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U.N. BIGS 'SEAL' THE OIL DEALS
New York Post ^
| 5/04/04
| NILES LATHEM
Posted on 05/04/2004 2:17:05 AM PDT by kattracks
Edited on 05/26/2004 5:21:38 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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May 4, 2004 -- WASHINGTON - The United Nations yesterday threw up a stone wall in the oil-for-food scandal, insisting that contracts between the world body and private companies should not be turned over to investigators. In a defiant move that has infuriated probers, Secretary-General Kofi Annan threw his support behind a letter from former oil-for-food head Benon Sevan to officials of a Dutch company that inspected Iraqi oil shipments. The letter directed the company not to hand over documents to congressional committees and other "governmental authorities."
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: annan; benonsevan; bribes; corruption; coverup; hussein; kofiannan; oilforfood; saybolt; sayboltinternational; scandal; sevan; stonewall; un; unitednations; volcker; whitewash
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To: doosee
The streets of NY would be less crowded and the PD would be freed up from writing parking tickets they don't pay any way.
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posted on
05/04/2004 4:02:15 AM PDT
by
GailA
(Kerry I'm for the death penalty for terrorist, but I'll declare a moratorium on the death penalty)
To: kattracks
The UN just flipped the US and Iraq the bird. Iraq shouldn't stand for this, even if we do...
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posted on
05/04/2004 4:20:24 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
To: GailA
Koffi is a crook, and his son is a crook, and Koffi is no friend of the USA, and only seeks to undermine the USA.
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posted on
05/04/2004 4:23:27 AM PDT
by
tessalu
To: Dog
John Eff'in likes the UN. He'll have no comment on this. He'll continue to insist we turn Iraq and our destiny over to them.
Great message John. Keep spouting it, bud.
Prairie
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posted on
05/04/2004 4:23:33 AM PDT
by
prairiebreeze
(Ted Rall is a waste of perfectly good oxygen.)
To: kattracks
Click
here for an interesting interview with Bubba on the subjects of the UN, Oil For Food, and WMD from 2000.
What did Bubba know about Oil For Food and when did he know it?
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posted on
05/04/2004 4:31:39 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
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To: kattracks
There's Muslim lying and depravity. Then there's the lies and depravity of the UN and UN scum such as Kofi Annan and Sevon.
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posted on
05/04/2004 4:39:56 AM PDT
by
dennisw
(GD is against Amalek for all generations)
To: kattracks
All we can and should do is demand an end to our government enabling this dysfunctional institution.
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posted on
05/04/2004 4:42:53 AM PDT
by
mo
To: StriperSniper; Mo1; Peach; Howlin; backhoe
Yeah, this is a surprise.
To: kattracks
"U.N. officials are talking about transparency in this investigation and yet they appear to be thwarting efforts to get the relevant documents. What does that say?" the investigator added. It says the U.N. is a criminal organization.
To: 2sheep; Jeremiah Jr; BearWash; AnnaZ; Sir Gawain; Chris Talk; Prodigal Daughter; aculeus; ...
The letter was especially eye-opening because it came from Sevan, who is under investigation for accepting sweetheart oil contracts from Saddam Hussein and who supposedly was on vacation, pending retirement, when it was written. And,
"This is disturbing," said a congressional investigator.
"U.N. officials are talking about transparency in this investigation and yet they appear to be thwarting efforts to get the relevant documents. What does that say?" the investigator added.
No one is able or willing to loose Sevan's seals.
Hmmm, reminds me of
Revelation 5
1 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
4 And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.
5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
I wonder how Ariel Sharon can help out, heh...
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posted on
05/04/2004 4:49:49 AM PDT
by
Thinkin' Gal
("In confusion, there is profit")
To: kattracks
Why do we support the terrorists at the UN?
ANSWER: Terrorists in the State Dept.
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posted on
05/04/2004 4:54:50 AM PDT
by
Diogenesis
(We do what we are meant to do)
To: doosee
The only problem is the un is not on U.S. property, daddy rokefeller gave the un that plot of land and they own it.
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posted on
05/04/2004 4:56:32 AM PDT
by
ChefKeith
(NASCAR...everything else is just a game!)
To: vishnu6
Because our own govt is full of globalist pigs also
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posted on
05/04/2004 4:58:54 AM PDT
by
ChefKeith
(NASCAR...everything else is just a game!)
To: Beckwith
This investigation will go nowhere. You are correct and the main reason is all our politicians, rep and dem are dirty as well.
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posted on
05/04/2004 5:00:13 AM PDT
by
winodog
To: kattracks
Bump!
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posted on
05/04/2004 5:05:58 AM PDT
by
The Mayor
(A true friend helps you keep going when you feel like giving up.)
To: CatoRenasci
Doesn't this guy understand that a coverup is about the only thing that will get the US press frothing at the mouth and get them to dig: just as they did with Gary Hart? This has to be the stupidest of moves by people who truly don't have a clue about the United States.
That was too many years ago. The majority of today's media pick and choose what is important for us little people to know about. When too many of their cronies with the same ideology are caught in a despicable illegal light, trust me, they will not delve for the truth. The fact that their precious United Nations would be forever tainted if the truth came out is enough to turn them into ostriches.
To: kattracks
And they want us to be under their jurisdiction in a World Court?!!! NOT!
To: doosee
If the US kicked the UN out of NY and dropped out, the world would not change one single bitBut some very tasty Manhattan mansions would be back on the market again. Real estate agents' income would go up, while that of prostitutes and drug dealers would go down.
To: kattracks
We should tell Al Sadr we will let him live if he heads up the investigation into the Oil for Food scam, the media would have to cover the story than.
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