Our Girl at the U.N.
Jul 22nd, 2005 at 8:05 pm by Susie
In the context of the latest info tying Our Girl Judy to John “Manly Mustache Man” Bolton, this Common Ills post from February on the UN Oil for Food “scandal” is all the more intriguing. (I hadn’t realized Judy had been reassigned to the U.N. beat a year ago. Interesting, no?)
While you hear from the Republican sources, remember no one in Miller’s article is noting what Gordon has: “Meanwhile, all of the major policies that allowed the smuggling and kickbacks to occur were those established by the Security Council — with the approval and participation of the United States. It was the Security Council — including the U.S.– that allowed Iraq to choose its trading partners.”
And they probably won’t note it at the Times. Might upset someone to really go deep into the story. Better to keep it on the playing field dictated by “official sources” that the Times is so fond of.
Gordon’s November 18, 2004 “UN Oil for Food ‘Scandal’” appeared in The Nation.
Gordon’s been covering this beat for some time and also of interest is a 2002 Harper’s article entitled “Cool War.”
It’s a real shame that so much energy must be supplementing the Times and the work of their “star reporter” Miller who, again, has been on the UN beat since June of 2004.
