...Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh and so far the worst Secretary-General of the UN. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize for something or other that probably sounded good at the time. In December 2004, reports surfaced that Kofi's son Kojo received payments from the Swiss company Cotecna, which had won a lucrative contract under the UN Oil-for-Food Program. Kofi Annan called for an investigation to look into the allegations, which stirred up the expected cesspool but couldn't seem to come up with enough evidence to indict Kofi himself, or even Kojo..., who has resigned as the United Nations
...When talk is your weapon it's hard to make yourself heard over the sound of artillery...
and Arab League
...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing...
mediator in Syria, Annan's front man said Tuesday.
"I was asked if it was true that the Syrians had consented to his candidacy and I said yes," said Annan's front man Ahmad Fawzi.
"No decision has been made yet, by him or by the Secretary-General"
the ephemeral Ban Ki-moon... of whom it can be said to his credit that he is not Kofi Annan...
, added the front man.
Annan announced on August 2 that he is quitting as Syria envoy because of the lack of international support for his peace plan.