Our good friend, Kofi Annan seems to be getting the attention he so rightly deserves according to the Sunday Times.
THE ROLE of Kofi Annan in the Iraqi oil-for-food scandal is to be
investigated
after it emerged that the United Nations secretary-general was
in charge of some
of the most controversial aspects of the discredited
humanitarian programme.
Annan, 66, the Ghanaian-born head of the UN and
Nobel peace prize winner who
is due to retire in 2006, is “co-operating”
with the independent commission set
up to look into the scandal. He has
agreed to waive his diplomatic immunity and
face legal action if any
wrongdoing is uncovered.Read it all.
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