And We Wonder Why We Had to Go to War in Iraq
Second UN official 'linked to Saddam pay-off'
Charles Laurence & Philip Sherwell/The Telegraph Original Article
American prosecutors are investigating claims that a second senior United Nations official involved in the oil-for-food scheme may have been paid off by Saddam Hussein after an Iraqi-born American businessman struck a plea-bargain deal last week. The testimony of Samir Vincent, who pleaded guilty to acting as a covert agent for Baghdad, indicates that Saddam's manipulation of the scheme began at its inception in 1996.
Charles Laurence & Philip Sherwell/The Telegraph Original Article
American prosecutors are investigating claims that a second senior United Nations official involved in the oil-for-food scheme may have been paid off by Saddam Hussein after an Iraqi-born American businessman struck a plea-bargain deal last week. The testimony of Samir Vincent, who pleaded guilty to acting as a covert agent for Baghdad, indicates that Saddam's manipulation of the scheme began at its inception in 1996.
posted by Lieutenant Colonel Caveman at Monday, January 24, 2005
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