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...have taught Rumsfeld that if you don't have the army you might want, then you don't go to war. How dare he put the Administration's vendetta ahead of the welfare of his troops. Kenneth J. Wiebe Chilliwack, Canada Sins of the Son U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan has an image as the world's most trusted diplomat [Dec. 13]. The alleged involvement of his son in the oil-for-food scandal has put a blot on his father's reputation. But why should a father suffer for the sins of the son? It is for the father...
...latest rumors swirling around Annan have done nothing to change my mind. He is a believer in world justice and international cooperation?goals the U.S. has seemingly abandoned under the Bush Administration. Annan will meet this challenge and survive, but the U.N. will suffer damage. Pat Black Portola Valley, California...
...absolutely laughable that american politicians have the nerve to accuse Annan of nepotism and conflict of interest. No evidence of wrongdoing by him or his son exists, but the same cannot be said of the Bush Administration. It is hard to take seriously the criticism of the U.N. Security Council's actions regarding Iraq. Considering the comically incorrect material about Iraq's supposed weapons of mass destruction that was presented to the U.N. by Colin Powell, an apology seems more appropriate. The Bush Administration does not help U.S. credibility by stubbornly insisting there was a link between al-Qaeda...
...republican senator Norm Coleman thinks Annan should resign his post simply because the alleged oil-for-food scandal happened on his watch? What, then, does Coleman think George W. Bush should do? What about the "catastrophic success" of the war in Iraq and the biggest federal deficit in history? Perhaps Coleman can suggest the appropriate punishment for those things. Jeffrey J. Mariotte Douglas, Arizona...
...Millennium task forces will issue a final project, “Investing in Development: A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals,” on January 17th, when Columbia Professor of Health Policy and Management Jeffrey D. Sachs presents it to the United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan in New York...