“Conflicts-of-Interest-R-Us”

Kofi Annan uses the Iraqi people’s money to investigate the Oil-for-Food fiasco.

Claudia Rosett reports that the investigation into the UN's "Oil for Palaces" scandal will now be paid for by the very same money which the UN stole from the Iraqi people. Kofi Annan decided this all by himself, without asking the Iraqi government if they wanted any of their stolen goods back. I guess he just elected himself to be king or something. Or perhaps his family members, who were also on the take, are still trying to get their hands on even more funds. In any case, there can be little doubt about the corruption which is now the standard operating procedure over at the UN and what we can expect from this investigation. I, for one, will be very surprised if anything of value comes out of it.