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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. [history]

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.
21 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)
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To: kattracks
The UN just flipped the US and Iraq the bird. Iraq shouldn't stand for this, even if we do...
22 posted on 05/04/2004 4:20:24 AM PDT by mewzilla
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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.
23 posted on 05/04/2004 4:23:27 AM PDT by tessalu
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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
24 posted on 05/04/2004 4:23:33 AM PDT by prairiebreeze (Ted Rall is a waste of perfectly good oxygen.)
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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?

25 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.
27 posted on 05/04/2004 4:39:56 AM PDT by dennisw (GD is against Amalek for all generations)
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To: kattracks
All we can and should do is demand an end to our government enabling this dysfunctional institution.
28 posted on 05/04/2004 4:42:53 AM PDT by mo
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To: StriperSniper; Mo1; Peach; Howlin; backhoe
Yeah, this is a surprise.
29 posted on 05/04/2004 4:48:26 AM PDT by OXENinFLA
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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.

30 posted on 05/04/2004 4:48:46 AM PDT by demlosers
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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...

31 posted on 05/04/2004 4:49:49 AM PDT by Thinkin' Gal ("In confusion, there is profit")
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To: kattracks
Why do we support the terrorists at the UN?

ANSWER: Terrorists in the State Dept.

32 posted on 05/04/2004 4:54:50 AM PDT by Diogenesis (We do what we are meant to do)
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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.
33 posted on 05/04/2004 4:56:32 AM PDT by ChefKeith (NASCAR...everything else is just a game!)
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To: vishnu6
Because our own govt is full of globalist pigs also
34 posted on 05/04/2004 4:58:54 AM PDT by ChefKeith (NASCAR...everything else is just a game!)
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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.

35 posted on 05/04/2004 5:00:13 AM PDT by winodog
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To: kattracks
Bump!
36 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.)
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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.
37 posted on 05/04/2004 5:08:26 AM PDT by demkicker
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To: kattracks
And they want us to be under their jurisdiction in a World Court?!!! NOT!
38 posted on 05/04/2004 5:09:55 AM PDT by no more apples (God Bless our troops)
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To: doosee
If the US kicked the UN out of NY and dropped out, the world would not change one single bit

But 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.

39 posted on 05/04/2004 5:13:52 AM PDT by hellinahandcart
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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.
40 posted on 05/04/2004 5:20:31 AM PDT by John Lenin
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