C-Span now showing UN Oil for food Progam Under Saddam Hussein

15 November 2004

[Ginifer]

C-Span now showing the Oil For Food Scandal with Congress members.

[Bahbah]

Is this the Norm Coleman (may God bless him and keep him safe) led hearing?

[OXENinFLA]

Coleman to Hold Hearing: “How Saddam Hussen Abused the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program” [MN]

Bump....

[OXENinFLA]

yup......

[Jazzman1]

if ANY heads roll on this I'll be surprised, as the U.N is one tight-knit and closed fraternity. About as useless as one too!

[OXENinFLA]

Note: the numer has been adjusted to $21.3 Billion that was fleeced by Saddam.

[Dacus943]

"Coleman to Hold Hearing: “How Saddam Hussen Abused the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program” [MN]"

Damn it to hell.. ITS the UN that abused the Oil-for-Program!!!

[OXENinFLA]

ITS the UN that abused the Oil-for-Program!!!

Good point..........

Paging Kojo Annan

[HardStarboard]

>>>Coleman to Hold Hearing: “How Saddam Hussen Abused the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program” [MN]<<<

This is a "dog bites man" story. Saddam abused everything. The hearing I am waiting for is:

“How Kofi Anan and the UN Abused the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program”

[OXENinFLA]

The Subcommittee also objected to the recent actions of the Independent Inquiry Committee (“IIC”) headed by Paul Volker, that are “affirmatively preventing the Subcommittee” from receiving key documents relevant to its investigation.

Can you say stonewalling...............(I know how much the left like to use that phrase.)

[RockinRight]

I think that, like the American Left, the UN will gradually become irrelevant over the next decade or two as people see it for what it is.

I hope, anyway! We say it's wishful thinking, but look at the last few elections. It was "wishful thinking" that conservatism would overtake liberalism in America but it's happening.

[OXENinFLA]

LIVE THREAD ping.........

Over here.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

FoxNews is also talking about this. $21 billion dollars so far and the MSM still isn't interested.

[Mo1]

Thanks for the reminder

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks for the Alert, got it on now!

[doodles2]

...a cousin of the U.S. Senate

[Carry_Okie]

But the United Nations NEEEEEDED the money to do compassionate work for the world's poor (bureaucrats)!

AMERICANS caused this scandal by depriving the UN of tax money and DROVE them to this fate. (sob!)

Have you no compassion!

[kcvl]

1998 limited bombing...

I wonder who did that? /sarcasm

1999 Security Council debated how to handle Iraq.

I wonder who did that? /sarcasm

[Sacajaweau]

btt

[kcvl]

You can watch live here...



http://www.c-span.org/watch/index.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS

[Calif4Bush]

I disagree. Something will come out of this for sure.

Just stand back and watch. The UN will pay for their actions.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Coleman is doing good, tying the oil for Foood to WMD efforts.....

[Mo1]

Sounds like Saddam was just waiting for the end of sanctions to kick start up his WMD program again

[OXENinFLA]

Sounds like Saddam was just waiting for the end of sanctions to kick start up his WMD program again

Yup....

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Bevon Sevan (sp) got 13 million in oil vouchers.....

[kcvl]

Benon Sevan, the former head of the United Nations oil for food programme, got hundreds of thousands of vouchers for oil.

[Grampa Dave]

Keep us posted.

I get a migraine just thinking about watching C Span, and I
don't get migraines.

[Mo1]

Also sounds like members of the UN made a nice little profit from the Oil for Food scam

[kcvl]

Son of Russian Ambassador to Iraq.

Charles Passqua

Syrian journalist

[Mo1]

Norm is listing all the names on the List

[OXENinFLA]

Of course, just look at Kofi's own son.

[OXENinFLA]

Samir Vincent (sp) ----US citizen.

[kcvl]

Seantor Lindsey Graham showed up. lol! He is not a member of the Committee.

[kcvl]

I guarantee that Kofi got money from it also. He is not stalling this inquiry just for his son and others.

[OXENinFLA]

Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
199 Senate Russell Building, Washington, DC 20510

Republican	Democrat
Norm Coleman Chairman (R-MN)	Carl Levin Ranking Member (D-MI)
Ted Stevens (R-AK)	Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI)
George V. Voinovich (R-OH)	Richard Durbin (D-IL)
Arlen Specter (R-PA)	Thomas R. Carper (D-DE)
Robert F. Bennett (R-UT)	Mark Dayton (D-MN)
Peter G. Fitzgerald (R-IL)	Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
John E. Sununu (R-NH)	Mark Pryor (D-AR)
Richard C. Shelby (R-AL)

[OXENinFLA]

He is not stalling this inquiry just for his son and others.

Bingo............

[halfright]

This is getting nasty...naming names and foreign officials on the take. Dueflers report is a stake in the heart.

will be nice to hear these guys stammer and stutter when grilled by the right wing media /sarcasm off

[Mo1]

Is Levin is trying to prove the sanctions where working ?

[OXENinFLA]

OIF = OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM

[OXENinFLA]

Is it just me or does LEVIN sound like he's making excuses for the fleecing of the OFF??

38 posted on 11/15/2004 12:26:06 PM EST by OXENinFLA

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Seems like Sen Levin is getting partisan....

[OXENinFLA]

I posted that in the other thread during Levin's opening statement.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Levin is showing his fangs....

[Mo1]

Is it just me or does LEVIN sound like he's making excuses for the fleecing of the OFF??

That's my take on it

What a Shocker ... / s>

[kcvl]

Iraqi-American businessman Samir Vincent

Samir Vincent received 10.5 million barrels. In 2000, Vincent, an Iraqi-born American citizen who has lived in the U.S. since 1958, organized a delegation of Iraqi religious leaders to visit the U.S. and meet with former president Jimmy Carter. Shaker Al-Khafaji,the pro-Saddam chairman of the 17th conference of Iraqi expatriates, received 1 million barrels.

[Mo1]

Levin is showing his fangs....

Nothing new there

[OXENinFLA]

Levin is showing his fangs....

So that's how he keeps his glasses on............

[Calif4Bush]

Looks like Clinton maybe involved here more then signing.

[halfright]

Yes, Levin, forgot the election is over.

He is Mr. 2' combover :-)

[kcvl]

Levin is an IDIOT and couldn't care less what those crooks at the UN took. These people make me sick! It's the same DEMOCRAT stall!!!

[OXENinFLA]

From the Dulfer report.


V1 Annex B

"The names of US citizens and business entities have been redacted from this report in accordance with
provisions of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and other applicable law. The full report has been provided
to appropriate recipients in the Executive Branch and Congress."

I guess that doesn't apply during Senate hearing.....