Congress Probing U.N. Oil-For Food Program
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Congressional investigators examining "a semitrailer truck load" of subpoenaed documents are trying to determine whether lax monitoring at a French bank that held more than &#36;60 billion for the U.N. oil-for-food program facilitated illicit business deals by the former Iraqi government, officials told The Associated Press.
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Posted December 2, 2004 - President Bush said he is looking forward to a âfull accountingâ and âdisclosure of the factsâ about the allegations of corruption surrounding the United Nations oil-for-food program.
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The Bush administration is not seeking to push UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan out of office over an investigation into the world body&#39;s handling of the Iraq oil-for-food program, the US ambassador to the United Nations has said.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan was questioned twice last year by the commission  investigating the Iraq oil-for-food scandal, a U.N. spokesman  acknowledged on Tuesday.
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The United Nations is adopting  new steps in its global tsunami-relief campaign to guard  against improprieties like those alleged in the oil-for-food  program for Iraq, U.N. officials said Monday.
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By Cliff Kincaid &nbsp.&nbsp October 27, 2004 With the exception of the oil-for-food scandal, the major media have failed to examine the U.N. track record and the ramifications of giving it an increased role in ...
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Description: With allegations of massive fraud surrounding Iraq&#39;s oil-for-food program, Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) calls for the resignation of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
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A primer on the oil-for-food accusations
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A House of Representatives&#39; subcommittee investigating Iraq&#39;s oil-for-food program expanded its probe to the administration Tuesday, agreeing to subpoena documents on the
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U.S. oil companies received lucrative vouchers that enabled them to buy Iraqi oil under the U.N. oil-for-food program.
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_ Three New York lawmakers on Thursday joined the growing chorus of Republicans criticizing the United Nations over the oil-for-food scandal, urging Congress to withhold dues payments to the world body.
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WASHINGTON -- The State Department yesterday endorsed a Senate investigation into possible fraud in the UN oil-for-food program while sidestepping a senator's demand that Secretary General Kofi Annan resign.
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Investigators probing allegations of impropriety in the U.N. oil-for-food program have questioned Secretary-General Kofi Annan about his involvement and will do so again, a U.N. spokesman said Tuesday.
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The United Nations' world food body outlined steps on Monday meant to help the world's poorest nations combat soaring food prices, including a new voucher program for farmers and a review of food-guzzling biofuels.
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Interviews with dozens of former and current Iraqi officials by congressional investigators have produced new evidence that Saddam Hussein micro-managed business deals under the U.N. oil-for-food program to maximize political influence with important foreign governments like Russia and neighboring Arab states.
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UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 9 -- The Bush administration Thursday sought to end speculation that it has lost confidence in U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan over his handling of the oil-for-food program in Iraq, insisting that it does not support calls from some members of Congress for his resignation.
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The United Nations is adopting new steps in its global tsunami-relief campaign to guard against improprieties like those alleged in the oil-for-food program for Iraq, U.N. officials said Monday.