NationStates Jolt Archive


billion and counting

Markreich
16-11-2004, 19:09
WASHINGTON - Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s regime made more than $21.3 billion in illegal revenue by subverting the U.N. oil-for-food program and other sanctions, more than double previous estimates, according to congressional investigators.

According to the documents, the Iraqi government signed deals to import rotting food and other damaged goods with the full understanding of the exporting companies, who accepted payments for top-quality products while kicking back much of the price difference to the Iraqi regime.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6496422/

I know it's been debated in the forums before, but I have a gut feeling that if this thing ever does come all the way out that we'll see a cr*pload of indictments... lots of which will have UN addresses.

Thoughts?
The True Right
16-11-2004, 19:20
Just funny how certain types of people want to rely on the UN to pass a global test before we do anything, even though these two-bit crooks at the UN are impotent despots. Of course you mention this to them, then of course they always have to bring up Haliburton. Ironic isn't it?
Eutrusca
16-11-2004, 19:25
Don't fight it! After all, who would we have to argue with if not for them? LOL!
Layarteb
16-11-2004, 19:26
But just remember that Saddam was a good guy and he was really a benevolent ruler.

:: SARCASM MODE OFF ::
Markreich
17-11-2004, 04:53
Is that although this thread has been around for about half a day that no one has lept the the UN's side of things I was hoping for discourse. Hmm.
Mdn
18-11-2004, 01:40
kick the un out of the us.....i mentioned the oil for food scandal about a month ago, no one even picked up on it.... in july fox and msnbc ran a story on it and it just faded away.....wtf?
JuNii
18-11-2004, 11:22
kick the un out of the us.....i mentioned the oil for food scandal about a month ago, no one even picked up on it.... in july fox and msnbc ran a story on it and it just faded away.....wtf?No it was still running. on Fox anyway... I just wanna see the 15+ audits that occurred during the scandal... you know... the ones Kofi is refusing to release...
Jello Biafra
18-11-2004, 14:41
This being another reason why the sanctions against Iraq weren't a good thing.
Monkeypimp
18-11-2004, 14:45
This being another reason why the sanctions against Iraq weren't a good thing.

Certain people are still stuck in that 'With us or against us' style mentality. If you didn't support the war on Iraq, you must have supported the sanctions..
Jello Biafra
18-11-2004, 14:50
Certain people are still stuck in that 'With us or against us' style mentality. If you didn't support the war on Iraq, you must have supported the sanctions..Sad, but true.