Annan may jump before he is pushed over Oil-for-Food

[sabra]

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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-1656015,00.html

Annan may jump before he is pushed over Oil-for-Food
By James Bone in New York
Fresh information involving the Secretary-General forces the reopening of UN inquiry



THE steady drip of revelations about the Oil-for-Food scandal threatens to force Kofi Annan from his job as United Nations Secretary-General before the end of his term.
Speculation is mounting at UN headquarters in New York that Mr Annan will announce his resignation at a summit of world leaders in the city in September, in the larger interests of the organisation.



It follows the reopening of the Volcker inquiry into the scandal, part of which had focused on the award of a border inspection contract in Iraq to a company employing Mr Annan’s son, Kojo.

One senior UN official told The Times that the UN leader could present his resignation as a means of sparing the organisation further embarrassment. “It would be a way of regaining the initiative,” he said.


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[maddezmom]

1. or maybe not: Annan says he will not resign from UN - paper

PARIS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, under fire over the Iraqi oil-for-food scandal, said on Wednesday he would not resign and was determined to continue his work to reform the United Nations.


Annan said in a newspaper interview it was regrettable that former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker could not conduct his inquiry into the affair in "serenity" because of "incessant attacks against me, the U.N., and this committee."

Annan's comments came after a newly disclosed memo appeared to cast doubt on his insistence he was unaware of a bid by a Swiss firm that employed his son for a lucrative contract under oil-for-food program.

Michael Holtzman, a spokesman for Volcker's imquiry committee, said on Tuesday U.N.-appointed investigators were "urgently reviewing" the memo.

Several U.S. Republican lawmakers have accused Annan of mismanagement and called for his resignation.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050615/wl_nm/un_annan_paper_dc;_

[xxqqqzme]

3. if mis-management is cause for

resignation - boy, oh boy do I have a list for those 'several rethug lawmakers'.

[pinniped]

2. These repukeAholes want to talk about Iraq contract scandals, eh?

That creepy POS vp's probably mad his lame company didn't get all the border contracts.

Where are the repuke calls for the resignations of the top idiots running this country into the ground? Talk about gross mismanagement.

[www.theravitae.com]

4. Awesome

Finally, he might have to take responsibility for his actions!!!

[rooboy]

8. Yeah...I think I read on Newsmax or Drudge that he was behind 9/11. n/t

[HeeBGBz]

9. Were you talking about GWB?

That's something I'd like to see.

[LibertyorDeath]

10. .

[knowbody0]

5. they so want him gone

i seriously doubt he will resign. these fools think they own the planet. fuck em

[daleo]

6. Wishful thinking on neo-cons part, I think

I don't see it happening. Perhaps he would agree to step down from the U.N. if Bush resigned over the missing U.S. Iraq reconstruction money, though.

[Eugene]

7. The UN needs Annan's leadership to carry out reforms.

Taking him out or discrediting him is
counterproductive even for US interests.

This article is just wishful thinking
from a right wing tabloid.

[Seabiscuit]

11. The Neocons hate Annan because he rightly said the Iraq invasion

violated the U.N. Charter and international law.