Posted on 03/14/2005 6:19:24 PM PST by wagglebee
UNITED NATIONS - A Manhattan-based public-relations firm, whose founder is described as a close friend of Secretary-General Annan, received approximately $100,000 for work it did for the Nigerian government when the African country was ruled by a brutal dictator, Sani Abacha.
The firm, Ruder Finn, registered as a lobbyist for Nigeria in March 1998, three months before Abacha died. An executive of the firm, Emmanuel Tchvidjian, told The New York Sun, however, that after conducting a survey for the Nigerian regime, it dropped the account.
"We don't do business with dictators," Mr. Tchvidjian, a senior vice president of Ruder Finn, said.
Ruder Finn, which was founded by Annan associate David Finn, was approached to improve the Abacha government's image by Ibrahim Gambari, who served at the time as Nigeria's U.N. ambassador. Mr. Gambari is now a U.N. undersecretary-general, reporting directly to Mr. Annan as his top adviser on African issues.
Mr. Gambari did not return repeated phone calls by the Sun to his office last week.
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Every time we turn around there is just another instance of despicable corruption.
And is it Kofi or his son that's behind all those freaking emails I keep getting about helping someone get $200 million wired to a Nigerian bank?
I really think you might be on to something here!
I'M SHOCKED!
Why is the UN allowed to remain in the United States?
Why does the United States remain a member of the UN?
Every time we turn around there is just another instance of despicable corruption.
1 posted on 03/14/2005 9:19:27 PM EST by wagglebee
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Why is the UN allowed to remain in the United States?
Why does the United States remain a member of the UN?
Every time we turn around there is just another instance of despicable corruption.
1 posted on 03/14/2005 9:19:27 PM EST by wagglebee
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Why is the UN allowed to remain in the United States?
Why does the United States remain a member of the UN?
Every time we turn around there is just another instance of despicable corruption.
1 posted on 03/14/2005 9:19:27 PM EST by wagglebee
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I am going to keep posting this message because I don't know the answer, why is the UN in the US and why is the US involved with the criminal UN? The worst thing the US ever did was associate themselves with this worthless group of rogue nations, come on George Bush, get us out of the UN and kick their sorry arses out of the US of A!!!!!!!!
Why is the UN allowed to remain in the United States?
Why does the United States remain a member of the UN?
Every time we turn around there is just another instance of despicable corruption.
1 posted on 03/14/2005 9:19:27 PM EST by wagglebee
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