FOOD FOR OIL=CASH FOR 'MERICANS

In fact, the Senate report found that US oil purchases accounted for 52% of the kickbacks paid to the regime in return for sales of cheap oil - more than the rest of the world put together.

"The United States was not only aware of Iraqi oil sales which violated UN sanctions and provided the bulk of the illicit money Saddam Hussein obtained from circumventing UN sanctions," the report said. "On occasion, the United States actually facilitated the illicit oil sales.

The reason for this tempest over "corruption" in the UN Oil for Food program, has nothing to do with moral outrage over corruption at the UN. It is rather moral outrage at the existence of the UN. This is nothing more than an opportunistic means on the part of some interests at further gutting of this institution. So don't look for a sudden fleury of investigatory zeal directed at ourselves.

I don't know whose memory is worse, Setanta, yours or mine. I made a new thread days ago, specificaly on this article, you replied to it.

http://www.able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=51832

Don't get me wrong. I'm not complaining. Yours has a much catchier title.