Henry Hanks emails this gem:
UN inspectors in Iraq spent their working hours drinking vodka while ignoring a shadowy nocturnal fleet believed to be smuggling goods for Saddam Hussein, a former senior inspector told the US Senate yesterday.
In a move that provoked fury from officials of the Swiss firm Cotecna, an Australian former inspector detailed a picture of incompetence, indifference and drunkeness among the men acting as the frontline for UN sanctions.
By all means, we should have given sanctions "more time to work." At least, you know, until the booze runs out.
Stephen Green for U.N. inspector!
Yeah, I'd be disgruntled and former, too.
Must be sad when a UN employee is too drunk to partake in kickbacks and paedophilia.
The UN has been fake but accurate for 50 years. This included the 1991-2002 time period.
That's a good point, Stephen. I notice that the particular turn of phrase, "Give the inspections more time" has sort of fallen off the radar since....since....Oil-For-Food first broke loose.
Wonder why that is?
Whither Hans Blix?
Huh? "incompetence, indifference and drunkeness" in the UN. Impossible says Baghdad Bob.
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Huh? "incompetence, indifference and drunkeness" in the UN. Impossible says Baghdad Bob.
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"we are pounding them with thanks"
Baghdad Bob on the U.N.
