Posted on 11/15/2004 10:58:38 AM PST by Conservative Coulter Fan
NEW YORK — Saddam Hussein's regime made more than $21.3 billion in illegal revenue by subverting the U.N. Oil-for-Food program (search) through surcharges, kickbacks and smuggling oil — more than double previous estimates, according to congressional investigators.
The figures are based on troves of new documents obtained by an investigative panel of the Senate Committee on Government Affairs (search), which was presenting them at a hearing Monday in Washington. The documents illustrate how Iraqi officials, foreign companies and sometimes politicians allegedly contrived to funnel vast illicit gains to the Iraqi government.
The findings also reflect a growing understanding by investigators of the intricate schemes Saddam used to buy support abroad for a move to lift U.N. sanctions.
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It's all lipservice until I see Kofi Annan and his son being led out of the UN building in handcuffs and leg restraints.
Well, it was all about oil, but it was the Democrats playing the game. Kyoto is the biggie.
Kofe made some astounding statements this weekend.
And (after Arafat and his money) I'm wondering if there is ANY international agreement/scandal where the money didn't go through France.
We could send Mel Gibson to show him how diplomatic immunity is revoked.
If Norm Coleman and Carl Levin can project a united American front against this disgraceful UN episode, perhaps all Congressional Republicans and Democrats can join together in doing what is best for the USA.
Set aside party politics now -stand up for decency and defeat the UN crooks!
Sadly, not many people know about this because Fox is the only airing it--in between Peterson trial notes of course. I asked an out of town guest what she thought of it, and she asked, "What's Oil For Food?" She watches MSM, as do many. This is so huge, why can't it get some traction in the MSM??
Thanks for posting.
No wonder the economies of France, Germany and Russia are hurting.
What did Paribas know and when did it know it.
Chain em up, stick em in the middle of a Sudanese "refugee" camp.
Anything that helps justify the war and repudiate GW will be ignored by the MSM. Very frustrating.
Ahhh, yes. Thanks for reminding me that here is another good reason that W was re-elected. If goofus made it into the WH, the Oil-For-Food scandal would've disappeared off the radar.....
I wished the GOP had done more to rebuff Kerry and the DemocRATS by highlighting the Oil-for-Food Scandal.
Me too. But, in retrospect, they really didn't need to. But, I think it's going to bring down a few world "leaders"....
Some of the money is in Arafat's accounts I bet cha.
This is so huge, why can't it get some traction in the MSM??
Because it totally destroys every image, lie and myth that the MSM and their liberal elitist masters have pushed, regarding the UN, Iraq, and the so called anti war crowd ( France, Germany etc).
To admit what really happened, means admitting their whole lives are built on lies.
Get US out of the UN!
We already know that Saddam Hussein made three separate payments to Arafat for his opposition to the war...in total: $150 million.
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