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DR
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 Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 5:46 am Post subject: first oil for food arrest |
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Well it's about time. The federal prosecutor who is looking into the Oil-For-Food rip-off at the United Nations handed down his first criminal charges yesterday. And just who is the first customer? A Russian officer, Alexander Yakolev who has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering. He faces up to 60 years in prison, accused of trying to solicit bribes. Most likely a very tiny tip of a very huge iceberg.
My prediction? Once all the dust settles, you're going to find that all of the members on the UN Security Council that were opposed to the invasion of Iraq were doing so because their allegiance was bought and paid for by Saddam Hussein, with money stolen from the Iraqi people.
It may take years to get to the truth, but it will come, and when it does, it will be sweet. Will Kofi Annan still be around then? Stay tuned. |
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Richard Haut
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| Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:08 am Post subject: |
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I am sure that there will be others prosecuted from other nations (including possibly France or Germany, possible - who knows ?) and - so we hear - from America.
Corruption exists and needs to be investigated and prosecuted.
Unfortunately it does not make the US lust to attack Iraq any more honest.
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dgt
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| Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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The scandel centers around the illegal purchase of oil vouchers which ultimately funneled money to Hussein. Some officials are responsible for taking such actions. However, the view that this inturn makes the U.N. corrupt is completely incorrect at this point.
1) Under U.N. rules voted and ratified by all of the Security Counsel's member nations (including the U.S.) this action is illegal.
2) The major illicite transactions (totaling almost $7.5 billion) were country to country on the outside of the OFF program of which the first and most profitable of all being Jordan. This particular transaction totaled $4.5 billion going directly to Iraq from 1990 to 1996 (when the OFF started).
So why didn't the U.N. stop this behavior right when the OFF program started? It would be the perfect time to choke the illegal support for Iraq at the same time starting a program to benefit the Iraqi people. The strongest member of the Security Council vetoed any action taken effecting Jordan and Iraq's partnership. You guessed it...The U.S. did not want Jordan (its closest ally in the Arab world) to be interfered with in its profitable buisness.
The U.N. is only as corrupt as its member nations of which we are a large part.
Kindest Regards,
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DR
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| Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:43 am Post subject: |
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With all due respect, previous investigations of the U.N. Oil-For-Food program accused Russia's top politicians, including aides to Vladimir Putin of being in bed with Saddam Hussein in this oil-for-food scam. Lets bring up the US if and when that scandal ever unfolds.
Now back to Russia, where the former Russian deputy parliament speaker, for instance, pocketed $9 million of Saddam's money, stolen from the Iraqi people and meant to buy food and medicine. Also on the take were members of Putin's political party, who picked up 90 million barrels of oil (must have been those oil vouchers again), which meant profits of $3 million once the oil was sold to Russian companies. So what did Saddam get for his money?
Now word has it that captured Iraqi government officials say they believed the oil allocations were compensation for support at the United Nations. In other words, Saddam was paying off his buddies on the Security Council, which returned the favor by pushing to relax UN sanctions and oppose the war. There you have it.
France...Russia...you don't think those countries opposed the war in Iraq on principle, do you? Of course not...they were just looking out for their murderous sugar daddy. |
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Richard Haut
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| Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:20 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | “Our position is clear and has been made very, very clear by the foreign secretary,” a spokesman said. “We do not think there are any circumstances where military action would be justified against Iran. It does not form part of British foreign policy.” |
- a British Foreign Office spokesman, quoted in the Sunday Times on 14th. August 2005.
Now you can start lying about the Brits as well.
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