This is a very good--easy reading article that touches all the BASIC topics just to really " Introduce " to an average reader to WHAT he program is/how started/ main names involed/ and main topic info of COUNTRIES involved to "....get your feet wet" about it.
This is One of about 6 just on the SCANDAL--coming out. I will try to hit various Sources so as not to bore or be redundant with information.
Then I will try to cover in following articles: @ How things worked: Oil for Food scandals up to now. @ Saddam's involvement, @ The UN'S involvement--workings, names, approval by KOFI. @ The ALLIES: how they were bought, WHAT they GAVE inreturn, @ Oil for TERRORISM,: Countries just didn't get $$$ for support to Saddam--Countries companies EXCHANGED arms, material, technology for oilt contracts--and money that went to " organizations " to be laundried.
And lastly but MORE IMPORTANTLY!!!!!!!!!
The Liberal DEMOCRATS---their "IDOL" falling down before them--WHERE will they turn to NOW for DIRECTION on how to build a EUROPEAN UTOPIA in the United States now (...Kerry) that their HEROS will be shown to have a HAND ( although maybe not directly--but involved and responsible for): 1,000 US / Coalition DEATHS, Be-headings, the STALL getting in, and the HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of GASED/CHEMICAL/BOMBED murders accuring the UN HAD to know about in Iraq---but still did business with.
" It is a UN Doctrate " Crime against Humanity " - to KNOWING be dealing with a Country invovled in any form of Genocide/mass murders , torture, political or religious abuses, or acts of TERRORISM of it's citizens,
Hope I don't bore every one--think it's important of Info to get out--let the average SWING VOTERS KNOW"
H E R E......... A R E ........J O H N .........K E R R Y ' S.......... F R I E N D ' S.......... !!!!!!!!!
tom,
This is the most important UN-related story since Kurt Waldheim, and it is the most under-reported story of the past three years. This scandal lies at the root of the International resistance to the Iraq war and the reconstruction efforts. The NYT, as far as I know, has never printed a single front-page article on this and probably not a single article at all. The WSJ, thankfully, has continually brought up the subject.
We should all write our representatives. I would do an email just for numbers' sake, but to make an impact, write a letter and handwrite the address and return address on the envelope. The letter should be typed so as to be legible, signed and dated. These details make a difference.
BUMP!