[lit-ideas] Corruption at the UN ?
- From: Omar Kusturica <omarkusto@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 07:25:58 -0700 (PDT)
Colleague and crony Benon Sevan, appointed by Annan to
oversee the $100 billion humanitarian Oil-for-Food
Programme in Iraq is accused of cribbing half of the
14 million barrels of oil allocated to the UN as its
fee - 2.2% - on each barrel of oil sold. Apart from
embezzling millions for himself, the UN under
secretary-general is said to have allowed Saddam
Hussein to do business with French, Russian and
Chinese contractors, funneling the kickbacks offered
in return, to Hussein's personal accounts, totaling
more than $10 billion.
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=40&ItemID=5368
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