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

To: jttmab who wrote (39805)	8/8/2005 2:14:54 PM
From: paret	Respond to of 93284

Volcker: Sevan Should Lose Immunity Fox News ^ \| 8/8/05 NEW YORK — Benon Sevan (search), the one-time head of the Oil-for-Food program who severed his ties with the United Nations on Sunday, should lose his diplomatic immunity so he can be prosecuted for alleged crimes, Paul Volcker said Monday. Sevan was a key figure in the latest report released Monday by the Indepenent Inquiry Committee (IIC), a U.N.-approved panel headed by Volcker, a former Federal Reserve Chairman. The report accuses Sevan of taking kickbacks under Oil-for-Food (search), a multi-billion dollar humanitarian operation aimed at easing the effects of sanctions on Iraqi civilians. But the report, which Volcker said was intended to tie up some "loose ends" in his panel's investigation, touched on topics other than Sevan. It dealt briefly with U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and his son, Kojo, and said more would be discussed in the committee's final report, expected in September. (Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...