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...absolutely laughable that American politicians have the nerve to accuse Annan of nepotism and conflict of interest." Johan Johansson Stockholm...
...Your story on U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the oil-for-food scandal [Dec. 13] conceded that neither Annan nor his son has been found guilty of anything improper or illegal. You noted that Annan is defending himself against a "small but determined band of congressional foes" who have launched five separate congressional investigations. But why focus on problems at the U.N. instead of the real scandal of the day: lying by the U.S. President to take us to war? Trey Casimir Lewisburg, Pennsylvania...
...Annan's problems are not the result of a vendetta by conservatives in the U.S. government. Either Annan wasn't minding the store during the oil-for-food thievery or he was part of the scandal. Because the U.S. pays a large share of the U.N.'s expenses, it is not heavy handed of us to demand to know how some people received preferential deals to buy Iraqi oil below market price and then reap huge profits. The U.N. has been an anti-American club for years. One of the many reasons its credibility is questioned is the failure...
...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...
...resort to images of war, famine and despair. As an African, I cringe every time I hear We Are the World and Do They Know It's Christmas? Sure, Africa needs help. But it does not have to be presented in such a condescending manner. Temi Babalola Toronto Annan Under Fire Your story on U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the oil-for-food scandal [Dec. 13] conceded that neither Annan nor his son has been found guilty of anything improper or illegal. You noted that Annan is defending himself against a "small but determined band of congressional foes...