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UN oil-for-food program: scams R us: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and his son Kojo are at the center of an enormous scandal involving Saddam Hussein's $100 billion oil-for-food program.(United Nations)
The June 30 deadline is rapidly approaching. On that date, the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority will relinquish control of Iraq to the United Nations. Of course, tens of thousands of U.S. troops will remain in place to assist the global body in its latest venture in "nation building." And since it may be some time before the Iraqis are allowed to hold elections and form a permanent government, the UN will be in charge of billions of dollars (mostly provided by U.S. taxpayers) in transition funds. Even after an Iraqi constitution is adopted and a new government is installed, the UN is expected to stay on for many years to oversee the reconstruction of Iraq's ...
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