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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (33839)	6/14/2005 12:40:57 AM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

Your insulting posts only reflect upon your character.

To: American Spirit who wrote (33839)	6/14/2005 9:51:41 AM
From: paret	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 93284

Memo Links Annan to Contract of Son's Company NYTIMES ^ \| 06/14/05 \| JUDITH MILLER A memo written by someone who was then an executive of a major contractor in the United Nations oil-for-food program states that he briefly discussed the company's effort to win the contract in late 1998 with Secretary General Kofi Annan and his "entourage" and that the executive was told that "we could count on their support." The secretary general's son, Kojo Annan, was employed by Cotecna Inspection Services, a Swiss contractor based in Geneva, and the nature of that relationship is among the issues being investigated by a panel appointed by the United Nations and several Congressional committees. Kofi Annan has said several times that he did not discuss the contract with his son and was not involved in Cotecna's selection. A United Nations panel headed by Paul A. Volcker, a former chairman of the Federal Reserve, concluded in March that Mr. Annan had not influenced the awarding of the $10 million dollar-a-year contract to the company. But the memo appears to raise questions about the secretary general's role. (Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...