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Even if it wanted to, the Bush Administration has little power to push Annan out before his second term ends in 2006. (The only startling resignation at the U.N. last week was that of U.S. Ambassador John Danforth,who said he was quitting primarily to spend more time with his ailing wife.) So far, there is no evidence that Annan's son did anything improper or illegal, much less the Secretary-General himself. Annan's supporters point to his record of integrity and honesty, which few have ever questioned. Sir Jeremy Greenstock, former British Ambassador to the U.N., spoke...
...finds himself fighting to defend his office in the face of a small but determined band of congressional foes. After holding a single public hearing, Senator Norm Coleman, a Minnesota Republican chairing one of the congressional inquiries, wrote in the Wall Street Journal last week that "Kofi Annan should resign, because the most extensive fraud in the history of the U.N. occurred on his watch." Administration officials distanced themselves from Coleman's remarks, but the White House hardly offered him a vote of confidence. When asked whether Annan should take the fall for the scandal, President Bush said only...
...below market price. Many have denied it, and there is no hint of personal impropriety by Annan. Much of Saddam's stolen revenues came from oil sales to Jordan, Turkey and Syria, which the U.S. government and the U.N. Security Council knew about. "Should members of Congress resign," asks Senator Carl Levin, "because they turned a blind eye to illegal sales Saddam made with their full knowledge...
...1/2-year push to reform Tyco, Ed Breen has pulled off feats that would have made lesser CEOs quake in their wing tips. He persuaded the entire board of directors of the disgraced company to resign, fired almost all its top corporate managers and faced down an $11 billion debt when he had no cash to spare. But there is one thing he is unwilling to do: celebrate. Tyco has finished its first solidly profitable year since its notorious former CEO, Dennis Kozlowski, turned the little-known industrial conglomerate into shorthand for greed. But Breen is not planning any parties (toga...
...CRISIS? Basically, yes. But we're talking about a whole package of political questions, beginning with who falsified the Nov. 21 election returns. The center of that fraud was at Kuchma's office. The Cabinet and a number of regional bodies acted as major subcontractors, so the Cabinet's resignation is only logical. WHAT IF THE CABINET DOESN'T RESIGN? The conflict will escalate. The public will take a much tougher stand, demanding that parliament's resolution to have the Cabinet fired be complied with. The second venue of escalation concerns President Kuchma. The parliament's decision to fire...