The UN 'Scandal' Report

February 10, 2005 | This article appeared in the February 28, 2005 edition of The Nation.

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Conservatives' persistent complaints about the United Nations' alleged lack of transparency are belied by the Interim Report of Paul Volcker's Independent Inquiry Committee into the Oil for Food

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Ian Williams

Ian Williams is The Nation's UN correspondent. In addition to his work for the magazine, he frequently comments on...

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