UN, Oil For Food

No one has been indicted of wrong doing at the UN. This is not to say there will not be wrongdoing found. Investigations are currently underway on Benon Sevon's management of the Oil For Food Programme, his questionable $160,000 he received from a relative. Also under investigation is Kojo Annan's role with Cotecna and the ability of the company to land a billion dollar contract with Oil For Food while Kojo was on the payroll.

Until the dust settles it is difficult for us to make judgements on the involvement of the named parties. Until Paul Volcker is finished and any other inquiries are complete I will continue to give UN Secretary General Kofi Anann the benefit of the doubt. I do not agree with having a UN in the current power it commands, however I would like to believe Kofi Annan is a servant-leader with corrupt pit-crew. Perhaps he is too trusting of 'yes' men and women reporting to him and also worried he will upset anyone. This scenario would place blame on the UN as a organization, not the Secretary General. The responsibility would still fall to Mr Annan regardless.

Good people with great intentions The UN appears to be plagued with good people being corrupted by power and seemingly endless revenues from contributing countries. Perhaps there is not enough checks and balances for the UN. If the world body was held accountable on daily transactions and employees knew they were being watched perhaps the good people equal intentions would not fall prey to developing a sense of being 'untouchable.' The trend toward developing into poor decision makers may be curtailed and brought to a sustainable levels with occasional attrition.