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To: Sully- who wrote (41470)4/30/2004 7:37:19 AM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (2) of 793926
 
Like it's not newsworthy to report on the allegations &
the evidence that makes it obvious that France, Russia &
the UN may have taken billions in bribes to thwart the US
& the Coalition of the willing from properly enforcing UN
resolutions in the shadows of 9/11.

The operative word there is "may." At such time as "may" turns into "probably did," then you have "explosive" and "newsworthy."

This scandal shows how
rampantly corrupt the UN & many of its member nations
really are.

That's old news. This is just more icing on the icing. It excites only those who want to beat the last ounce of legitimacy out of the UN. More moderate folks think that last ounce is worth saving. Despite all its problems, it still provides a permanent venue for nations to talk. The problem only comes when we look to it for more than that.

As for what this story demonstrates, besides corruption, it also gives us an example of the inherent flaws in government programs. The squirrely concoction called oil-for-food is a classic. But it's really not all that unusual. Most programs produced politically have the same inherent flaws, which come from designing a system by committee rather than taking a technical approach. In that, oil-for-food is business as usual.
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