Unraveling the UN Oil for Food Scandal
Fox News
09/25/04
What started as a plan to get humanitarian aid to Iraqis living under Saddam Hussein's regime became what critics call a multi-billion dollar boondoggle: It's the Oil-for-Food program that was run by the United Nations from late 1996 to last year. The roots of the Oil-for-Food scandal date back to 1991, when a U.N.-backed and U.S.-led coalition expelled Saddam from Kuwait following his hostile takeover of the neighboring country. Although Saddam lost the war, he walked away with important victories -- he got to stay in power in Iraq and he ultimately got to pocket millions if not billions of dollars.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,133484,00.html
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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
09/25/04
What started as a plan to get humanitarian aid to Iraqis living under Saddam Hussein's regime became what critics call a multi-billion dollar boondoggle: It's the Oil-for-Food program that was run by the United Nations from late 1996 to last year. The roots of the Oil-for-Food scandal date back to 1991, when a U.N.-backed and U.S.-led coalition expelled Saddam from Kuwait following his hostile takeover of the neighboring country. Although Saddam lost the war, he walked away with important victories -- he got to stay in power in Iraq and he ultimately got to pocket millions if not billions of dollars.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,133484,00.html
http://makeashorterlink.com/?Y3A516469
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Starmail - 27. Sep, 11:12
