Oil for Food corruption

Griff • Apr 22, 2004 12:49 pm
Toad mentioned something about the level of corruption in the oil for food deal earlier.

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/040421/1/3jn7x.html
At least three senior UN officials may have looted millions of dollars from the aid program that oversaw Saddam Hussein's oil sales in Iraq, ABC news reported, citing US and European intelligence sources.

Documents from Saddam's oil ministry linked the program's director, Benon Sevan, to a payoff scheme that allowed some 270 foreign officials to deal in Iraqi oil at dramatically reduced prices, ABC news said


Why should Iraqis hate the West?
Beestie • Apr 22, 2004 1:28 pm
And John Kerry wants the UN to be in charge of our military. At least on odd numbered days.
Troubleshooter • Apr 22, 2004 1:32 pm
I'd be terribly surprised if anyone here was terribly surprised.
glatt • Apr 22, 2004 1:41 pm
Originally posted by Beestie
And John Kerry wants the UN to be in charge of our military. At least on odd numbered days.


Ummm. No he doesn't. Stop spreading lies.
Happy Monkey • Apr 22, 2004 2:00 pm
Now it was a war for oil for food.
Beestie • Apr 22, 2004 2:07 pm
Originally posted by glatt
Ummm. No he doesn't. Stop spreading lies.
Don't blame me if I don't know where he stands from one day to the next.
Happy Monkey • Apr 22, 2004 2:49 pm
Is that "flip flop" meme still bouncing around?
Beestie • Apr 22, 2004 3:01 pm
Originally posted by Happy Monkey
Is that "flip flop" meme still bouncing around?
No. Yes NO!
Lemme think about it....

No...
Sometimes...
Only when...
I didn't mean it that way
Well that was before...

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Yes, [FONT=times new roman] Tuh_Ray_Zuh[/FONT]
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NO!

:)