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2005-08-08 International-UN-NGOs

Benon Sevan submits resignation, commences whingeing

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Posted by Seafarious 2005-08-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Does this put him beyond the reach of prosecutors? If he's guilty of any wrongdoing, it better not.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-08-08 01:33|| 2005-08-08 01:33|| Front Page Top

#2 If he's no longer a UN employee, he no longer has diplomatic imumnity. More importantly, the UN can't keep him from testifying to the Senate comittee. Wonder if he'd like to make a deal, if he really feels Kofi is hanging him out to dry.

Posted by Steve">Steve 2005-08-08 08:34|| 2005-08-08 08:34|| Front Page Top

#3 But Sevan noted on Sunday it was not credible he that would have compromised his career for $160,000 after handling billions of dollars in the program.

That's why the actual dollar amount is higher. Much higher...

Posted by Raj 2005-08-08 10:17|| 2005-08-08 10:17|| Front Page Top

#4 All right, he's resigned. Old news now.

Let's get back to Karl Rove.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2005-08-08 11:12|| home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-08-08 11:12|| Front Page Top

#5 I'd bet big money he resigned from Cyprus. He's not an idiot, after all...

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-08-08 11:53|| 2005-08-08 11:53|| Front Page Top

#6 Sevan flew to Cyprus back in June.

Posted by Pappy 2005-08-08 18:15|| 2005-08-08 18:15|| Front Page Top

#7 Bury this story before school starts.

Posted by Kofi Annan 2005-08-08 18:39|| 2005-08-08 18:39|| Front Page Top

#8 Sea, you've invented a beautiful verb--"to whinge."

A cross between whine and cringe?

Posted by mom 2005-08-08 20:03|| 2005-08-08 20:03|| Front Page Top

#9 It's a common British-ism.

Posted by anon 2005-08-08 20:39|| 2005-08-08 20:39|| Front Page Top

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