The depth to which the leftist media will go to support international socialism is remarkable.  Day after day the “mainstream media” provides support and absolution for United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan.  Their editorials cry that Annan is being unfairly treated.  Their “news” pages are filled with innuendo and direct prevarication in an attempt to mislead Americans. 

 

Under Annan and his predecessors, the United Nations has been an enemy of America.  Beyond that, the U.N. is an ineffectual band of nations that has failed in its efforts to deal with nuclear proliferation, HIV-AIDS, rebuilding war-torn and disaster-torn nations, and global poverty.  It has failed in its role as peacemaker, with the blue helmets forced by the organization to run away as fast as possible whenever there is any kind of danger.  The left cannot allow Americans to see this because the U.N. is its best hope for the promulgation of socialism across the world. 

 

Senator Norm Coleman (Minneapolis StarTribune, April 4, 2005) reiterated his findings against Annan while serving as chairman of the Senate permanent subcommittee on Investigations. 

 

  • Under Annan, Benon Sevan (his handpicked chief of the Oil-for-Food Program) received oil allocations from Saddam Hussein estimated at $1.2 million.

 

  • Under Annan, the U.N.’s own investigators found waste in the Oil-for-Food Program totaling at least $100 million.

 

  • Under Annan, a U.N. agent took a bribe of $105,000 to help Iraq cheat the program.

 

  • Under Annan, the process for awarding large contracts in the Oil-for-Food Program was tainted.

 

Since Coleman’s report, it has come to light that under Annan the U.N. awarded a massive contract to the company that employed Annan’s son.  In addition, it has been found that Annan’s chief of staff destroyed three years worth of documents related to the Oil-for-Food Program. 

 

With all the evidence against Sevan, Annan has failed to strip him of his diplomatic immunity.  Until an international uproar took place, Annan was prepared to pay for Sevan’s legal costs out of Oil-for-Food money.  With all the evidence against his administration, nothing has changed.  Annan is the “CEO” of the organization and as a result is ultimately responsible.

 

The United Nations has the potential to bring about positive change in the world. It has not done so as of yet and will not do so under Annan.  His soft voice and caring eyes cannot hide the truth.  His administration is corrupt and needs to be changed…now.