Bush Administration Expresses Confidence in Annan
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Bush Administration Expresses Confidence in Annan
Wait... what? 
http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/ns/news/...&w=RTR&coview=
Maybe they're trying to keep Clinton out of the UN? I'd much rather have Clinton over Annan though.
http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/ns/news/...&w=RTR&coview=
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Bush administration has confidence in U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and is not calling for his resignation, U.S. Ambassador John Danforth said on Thursday.
Several Republican congressmen have called for Annan's resignation, accusing him of presiding over corruption in the U.N. oil-for-food program for Iraq, administered by the United Nations but supervised by the 15-nation Security Council.
But Danforth said he was representing the opinion of the White House and the State Department in supporting Annan.
"We are expressing confidence in the secretary-general and his continuing in office," Danforth told reporters.
"No one to my knowledge has cast doubt on the personal integrity of the secretary-general. No one," Danforth said. "We have worked well with the secretary general. We anticipate working with him in the future."
Several Republican congressmen have called for Annan's resignation, accusing him of presiding over corruption in the U.N. oil-for-food program for Iraq, administered by the United Nations but supervised by the 15-nation Security Council.
But Danforth said he was representing the opinion of the White House and the State Department in supporting Annan.
"We are expressing confidence in the secretary-general and his continuing in office," Danforth told reporters.
"No one to my knowledge has cast doubt on the personal integrity of the secretary-general. No one," Danforth said. "We have worked well with the secretary general. We anticipate working with him in the future."
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...Bush must have realized that he and his admin were somehow tied to the scandal...so he must keep Kofi around to make sure noone finds out...
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It all makes sense. We have major dirt on Annan. He does what we say. We control U.N. That way the pesky U.N. can't F*k Sh*t up anymore.
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