Economia
Oil-for-food ?
Um outro bom texto. Comece a ler e clique nele para ler o resto.
In quieter times, I once described Kofi Annan as a good man in a difficult job. That's a vast understatement today. Greatness is required now from the secretary-general if he is to rescue the United Nations from mounting threats to its reputation and effectiveness.
The most immediate peril to the U.N.'s good name rises from the scandal engulfing its oil-for-food program, which was long used by Iraq's Baathist regime to extort kickbacks from international oil traders. Those under-the-table payoffs helped Saddam Hussein break sanctions, fund weapons programs and build those obscenely gaudy palaces.
Whether U.N. personnel were directly involved in the corruption is a matter of dispute and of investigation. But the mechanics of the payoff scheme have been stripped bare in Baathist files uncovered in Baghdad by the Iraqi National Congress. Rep. Christopher Shays is conducting a House subcommittee inquiry and will hold hearings later this week.
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Ainda o oil-for-food Segundo o jornal Daily Times, baseado em informações da Reuters: Russian firms and traders buying Iraqi crude were in first place with $19 billion worth of contracts among 64 nations. Companies in France were a low second...
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Oil-for-food Que dificuldade para apurar os fatos! Este caso entrará para a história dos estudos da burocracia, creio, como o mais interessante do início do século XXI. A hora de rever as instituições globais realmente parece estar chegando....
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Oil-for-food-terrorism-and-for-my-pockets As investigações continuam. E parece que Benon Sevan está ficando em uma situação bastante delicada... To deal with the allegations that companies and individuals — including former Iraqi dictator...
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Mais sobre o Sarin encontrado no Iraque Quando você não acha é um problema grave. Quando você acha não é uma "grande coisa" (big deal). De qualquer forma...aí vai. Yahoo! News - Sarin-Filled Munitions in Iraq Worry U.S.: Since the March 2003...
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Oil-for-news Não vejo a hora de ter os nomes desta lista. Depois que o MR-8 apareceu (e confirmou) que recebeu ajuda de Saddam, a ligação que qualquer curioso faria seria com os jornalistas simpáticos ao MR-8. Mas, provavelmente, os nomes serão...
Economia
Oil-for-food ?
Um outro bom texto. Comece a ler e clique nele para ler o resto.
In quieter times, I once described Kofi Annan as a good man in a difficult job. That's a vast understatement today. Greatness is required now from the secretary-general if he is to rescue the United Nations from mounting threats to its reputation and effectiveness.
The most immediate peril to the U.N.'s good name rises from the scandal engulfing its oil-for-food program, which was long used by Iraq's Baathist regime to extort kickbacks from international oil traders. Those under-the-table payoffs helped Saddam Hussein break sanctions, fund weapons programs and build those obscenely gaudy palaces.
Whether U.N. personnel were directly involved in the corruption is a matter of dispute and of investigation. But the mechanics of the payoff scheme have been stripped bare in Baathist files uncovered in Baghdad by the Iraqi National Congress. Rep. Christopher Shays is conducting a House subcommittee inquiry and will hold hearings later this week.
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Ainda o oil-for-food Segundo o jornal Daily Times, baseado em informações da Reuters: Russian firms and traders buying Iraqi crude were in first place with $19 billion worth of contracts among 64 nations. Companies in France were a low second...
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Oil-for-food Que dificuldade para apurar os fatos! Este caso entrará para a história dos estudos da burocracia, creio, como o mais interessante do início do século XXI. A hora de rever as instituições globais realmente parece estar chegando....
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Oil-for-food-terrorism-and-for-my-pockets As investigações continuam. E parece que Benon Sevan está ficando em uma situação bastante delicada... To deal with the allegations that companies and individuals — including former Iraqi dictator...
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Mais sobre o Sarin encontrado no Iraque Quando você não acha é um problema grave. Quando você acha não é uma "grande coisa" (big deal). De qualquer forma...aí vai. Yahoo! News - Sarin-Filled Munitions in Iraq Worry U.S.: Since the March 2003...
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Oil-for-news Não vejo a hora de ter os nomes desta lista. Depois que o MR-8 apareceu (e confirmou) que recebeu ajuda de Saddam, a ligação que qualquer curioso faria seria com os jornalistas simpáticos ao MR-8. Mas, provavelmente, os nomes serão...