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Oil-for-Food Program (SCR-986)
 
Review of Oil-for-Food Program
The oil-for-food program began in 1996 to mitigate the adverse effects on the Iraqi people of the international, More

Oil-for-food Program: Ten Investigations
Program integrity. Lots of questions, innumerable. The oil-for-food program initiated by UN Security Council resolution 986 ended in November 2003. But the program is still not over. More

Earlier stories
-OFFP: Vested interests vs. humanitarian interests 
-Income vs. Expenditure (March 2003)
-Keep the UN Away from Iraq
-Iraq Humanitarian Assistance - Wheat Flour
-Iraq Humanitarian Assistance - Food
-Statement of the KRG on resumption of the oil-for-food program
-Oil-for-Food Program: UN & GoI Roles
-Questions to Ask the OIP and UN Agencies

 
 
Selected Articles on Oil-for-food program
Title Author

Date

Source
Kofi Annan Must Go N. COLEMAN 01-Dec-04 The Wall Street Journal
Debate Grows Over Payouts by Firm to Son of U.N. Chief JUDITH MILLER 01-Dec-04 The New York Times
Kofi Annan isn't Kojo's keeper, but he can't shirk responsibility for U.N. C.  ROSETT 01-Dec-04 The Wall Street Journal
PM - Calls for Annan resignation as oil for food scandal continues Alison Caldwell 30-Nov-04 ABC Online
Another oil-food scandal emerges Betsy Pisik 30-Nov-04 The Washington Times
US declines to give vote of confidence to UN's Annan AFP 29-Nov-04 AFP
U.N. Obstructs Justice W SAFIRE 15-Nov-04 The New York Times
The Senate vs. the U.N. R  NOVAK 15-Nov-04 Chicago Sun-Times
Head of U.N. Program in Iraq Accused of Accepting Purchasing Rights Colum Lynch 14-Nov-04 The Washington Post
Senators Accuse U.N. Leader of Blocking Their Fraud Inquiry JUDITH MILLER 10-Nov-04 The New York Times
Q&A: The Oil for Food Scandal N/A 15-Oct-04 The New York Times
Very U.N.-Attractive C  ROSETT 19-May-04 The Wall Street Journal's
The UN's vanishing billions Tim Wood 19-May-04 Mineweb.com
Leaked UN audit proves Oil-for-Food shambles Tim Wood 19-May-04 Mineweb.com
Investigate, Don't Incapacitate Tom Lantos 80-May-04 The Washington Post
Bush urged to offer aid in U.N. probe David R. Sands 05-May-04 THE WASHINGTON TIMES
'We Have Other Priorities'
Why won't the U.N. answer questions about its Iraq scandal?
CLAUDIA ROSETT 05-May-04 The Wall Street Opinion Journal
U.N.'s Oil-for-Food Chief Told Monitor to Withhold Documents GLENN R. SIMPSON 04-May-04 The Wall Street Journal
Kurdish Aide:Iraq Has Names In Oil For Food Payments AP 01-May-04 AP
Oil-for-Food: The U.N. View EDWARD MORTIMER 30-Apr-04 The Wall Street Journal
From a Baghdad Weekly, a Global Scandal Jefferson Morley 29-Apr-04 The Washington Post
Annan Responds to Iraq Corruption Charges EDITH M. LEDERER 28-Apr-04 AP
Congress Hears Testimony on Oil-for Food Program Dan Robinson 28-Apr-04 Voice of America
Oil-for-Terror Claudia Roset 28-Apr-04 The Wall Street Journal
U.N. Under Probe, Annan Assails Critics EDITH M. LEDERER 23-Apr-04 AP
UN Secretary-General Annan Defends Iraq Oil-For-Food Program Peter Heinlein 22-Apr-04 Voice of America
Corruption Allegations at U.N. Put Annan on the Defensive WARREN HOGE 22-Apr-04 The New York Times
Congress Explores Alleged Iraqi Oil-for-Food Abuses David Shelby 22-Apr-04 Washington File
MEMRI Analyst's Testimony Before Congress on the U.N. 'Oil for Food' Scandal MEMI 21-Apr-04 MEMRI
Security council adopts resolution welcoming appointment of inquiry into iraq ‘oil-for-food’ programme UN 21-Apr-04 UN
Testimony on Oil-for-food Program to House Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations Claudia Roset 21-Apr-04 websites
The United Nations Oil for Food Fraud: How the U.S. Should Respond Nile Gardiner 21-Apr-04 The Heritage Foundation
Investigate the United Nations Oil-for-Food Fraud N. Gardiner, J. Phillips 21-Apr-04 The Heritage Foundation
Oil for Memories
How the U.N. can begin paying its debt to Iraq's people.
Claudia Rosett 21-Apr-04 The Wall Street Journal
Outside Panel to Probe U.N. Iraq Program DAFNA LINZER 21-Apr-04 AP
UN Endorses Iraq Oil-For-Food Probe. World Bank 21-Apr-04 World Bank
Annan names independent panel to probe 'Oil-for-Food' allegations UN News Service 21-Apr-04 UN News Service
Monumental Rip-Off?
Allegations of Widespread Corruption Involve Saddam Hussein, U.N. Senior Officials
Brian Ross 20-Apr-04 ABCNEWS.com
Senior UN officials stole from oil-for-food program: report AFP 20-Apr-04 AFP
Scandal With No Friends WILLIAM SAFIRE 19-Apr-04 The New York Times
Oil-for-Terror? Claudia Rosett 18-Apr-04 National Review Online
The Oil-for-Food Scam: What Did Kofi Annan Know, and When Did He Know It? Claudia Rosett 16-Apr-04 Commentary Magazine
Russia Opposes U.N. Resolution on Iraq EDITH M. LEDERER 16-Apr-04 Associated Press
Dealing with Saddam's regime: how fortunes were made in Iraq through the UN's oil-for-food programme Claudio Gatti and Mark Turner 08-Apr-04 Financial Times
Negroponte Says U.N., Iraq to Probe Oil-for-Food Program USG-DoS 07-Apr-04 UN US Press Release
Iraq Needs a Credible U.N. Editorial 07-Apr-04 The New York Times
U.N. investigations focus on process, not substance. Claudia Rosett 07-Apr-04 National Review Online
Moving On Oil-For-Food Editorial 06-Apr-04 The Wall Street Journal
Annan Seeks Corruption Probe into Oil-for-Food Program for Iraq Judy Aita 31-Mar-04 Washington File
Security Council Backs Oil-For-Food Probe Judy Aita 31-Mar-04 Washington File
High-Level Probe To Target Suspected Abuse Of Oil-For-Food Program Robert McMahon 31-Mar-04 RFE/RL
Follow-Up to Kofigate W. SAFIRE 29-Mar-04 The New York Times
3,000 U.N STAFFERS PROBED NILES LATHEM 29-Mar-04 New York Post
Editorial: Oil for Fraud? Editorial 26-Mar-04 Washington Post
Annan: Oil-For-Food Panel to Have Access N. WADHAMS 26-Mar-04 AP
IRAQ & THE AMERICAS: UN knew of kickbacks in Iraq's oil-for-food programme Mark Turner 26-Mar-04 Financial Times
U.N. LET SADDAM ROB US BLIND: KURDS NILES LATHEM 25-Mar-04 New York Post
Annan Calls UN Council For Backing On Iraq Fraud Probe World Bank 25-Mar-04 World Bank
Oil-for-Food Program, UN-Mismanagement KRG 24-Mar-04 KRG, Webs
UN awaiting reply from Governing Council on Oil-for-Food probe UN 23-Mar-04 UN News Service
Oil for Food: Annan Seeks to Blunt Allegations WARREN HOGE 23-Mar-04 The New York Times
Turtle Bay's Carnival of Corruption Claudia Rosett 21-Mar-04 National Review
UN. Plans Independent Oil Program Probe B.  BORST 20-Mar-04 AP
Oil for Scandal T. RAPHAEL 18-Mar-04 The Wall Street Journal
The Oil-for-Food Scandal T. RAPHAEL 11-Mar-04 The Wall Street Journal
Unbelievable U.N. stories Claudia Rosett 10-Mar-04 National Review
Hussein's Regime Skimmed Billions From Aid Program SUSAN SACHS 29-Feb-04 The New York Times
The Saddam Oil Vouchers Affair MEMI 20-Feb-04 MEMRI
THE STRUGGLE FOR IRAQ: OIL-FOR-FOOD PROGRAM SUSAN SACHS 07-Feb-04 The New York Times
The Beneficiaries of Saddam's Oil Vouchers: The List of 270 MEMRI 29-Jan-04 MEMRI
Oil, Food and a Whole Lot of Questions Claudia Rosett 18-Apr-03 The New York Times
Oil for Food, Money for Kofi Claudia Rosett 07-Apr-03 Weekly Standard
The U.N.'s Oil-for-Food Program Is A Windfall For Saddam Tish Durkin 23-Sep-02 National Journal
Kofi Annandersen
Enron-style accounting at the U.N. Oil-for-Food Program
CLAUDIA ROSETT 25-Sep-02 The Wall Street Opinion Journal

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