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2005-01-12 International-UN-NGOs

Oil for Food: Another Trail to Follow (the latest from Claudia Rosett)

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Posted by trailing wife 2005-01-12 8:09:28 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 TS you captured another gem. Claudia has the tenacity of a pit bull on a fresh bone. Senator Norm Coleman is right, Kofi must go.

Posted by Captain America 2005-01-12 10:32:53 AM|| 2005-01-12 10:32:53 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 probably one of the biggest scandals of all time, and Kofi remains.

Posted by 2b 2005-01-12 10:41:57 AM|| 2005-01-12 10:41:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Always remember, the UN has "moral authority", even though a lot of it is rotten to the core.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-01-12 11:16:13 AM|| 2005-01-12 11:16:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 If Claudia doesn't win a Pultizer then that Prize has lost all significance.

Posted by lex 2005-01-12 5:55:46 PM|| 2005-01-12 5:55:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Claudia writes, "Itâs a step forward that on Sunday Paul Volckerâs U.N.-approved inquiry finally released the programâs 55 secret internal audits, which Congress and others had been requesting for months. But among those who have been asking, in some cases for years, to see such documents and are now slogging across the acres of bureaucratese therein, I dare say thereâs a certain feeling of "be careful what you wish for." Beyond the highlights already reported, including waste, abuse and maladministration costing hundreds of millions, maybe billions, in money that belonged to the people of Iraq, it may take a while before the ramifications have been fully explored."

Can the blogosphere help? Perhaps the docs can be scanned, put on the web and distributed to several virtual teams who will then comb through them? Am thinking of the teams of grad students who checked and debunked Michael Bellesile's bogus "sources" cited in his grand hoax, Arming America

Posted by lex 2005-01-12 5:58:40 PM|| 2005-01-12 5:58:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 lex....lex...lex....

do you really think she will get a Pulitzer?? Come on.

liberals: lower standards and proud of it

Posted by 2b 2005-01-12 6:05:16 PM|| 2005-01-12 6:05:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Lex, I believe at least three of the audits have been posted on the web...I think by AP.

Captain, while its true that I am indeed a trailing spouse, extensive testing has been done which demonstrates that I am a true XX female. Which is why I feel confident claiming the title of trailing wife. Thanks for understanding!

/silliness -- its been a loooong day ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2005-01-12 7:56:55 PM|| 2005-01-12 7:56:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 TW, Given the proximity of the S and W on the keyboard, I suspect that was a typing error rather than anything else. Somehow I, jealously, suspect no one doubts your XX status.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-01-12 8:03:02 PM|| 2005-01-12 8:03:02 PM|| Front Page Top

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