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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (136458)	6/13/2004 7:08:26 AM
From: Noel de Leon	Respond to of 281500

Don't think that Soussan is a Dane. Soussan is not in the telephone book. I saw a NYPost source that states he is a Frenchman. nypost.com MS said that he approved of the Oil for Food program but not it's administration. "Michael Soussan, a Former Program Coordinator for the Oil-for-Food Program, defended what the program attempted to achieve. "We should have spoken out when we came across indications that the Iraqi government was demanding kickbacks as the cost of doing business," he said. "We should have spoken out when members of the Iraqi government made intimidating threats against our staff. We should have spoken out when the Iraqi government delayed or sabotaged our humanitarian program in Iraqi Kurdistan. We should have spoken out on a range of issues, but in most cases we did not." " quickstart.clari.net

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (136458)	6/14/2004 10:02:23 AM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 281500

OK, I read it. No new information in there. Saddam wasn't able to get military use or "dual use" items. He claimed that horrendous numbers of Iraqi children were dying but nobody really believed him. There was corruption. What I come away with is the thought that better oversight and accountability was the solution. Reading the article doesn't give me any reason to think war was a better alternative. I can't think of any human endeavor by any large human organization that doesn't get accused of corruption by someone, somewhere, be it church, state, corporation or multinational organization. Martha Stewart, Enron, Halliburton, the Catholic Church, televangelists, Ariel Sharon, George Soros, the list is literally endless.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (136458)	6/14/2004 10:17:28 AM
From: greenspirit	Respond to of 281500

The current situation in Iraq reminds me of what it's like when you're cleaning your house. If someone entered while you were in the middle of it, they would think what a crazy mess, what were you thinking! Until they returned later... When we re-visit Iraq in another 5 years, I have little doubt the place will look a heck of a lot better than it does today. Some people will be amazed and wonder, why couldn't I foresee this? Others will say it was just plain luck.