Wednesday, September 07, 2005
A Study in Contrast
I never, ever thought I could compare Kofi Annan, the man who covered up the Rwandan genocide so the Western powers wouldn't have to act, favorably to anyone... to anyone. But today is different. Here is Annan's reaction to the report on the UN Oil for Food scandal, which implicates him personally and does not mince words about his failures as UN Secretary General:
Addressing the Security Council along with the report's author, the former Federal Reserve chairman, Paul A. Volcker, Mr. Annan said, "The report is critical of me personally, and I accept the criticism."
He told the 15 members seated around the Council's horseshoe panel that the findings "must be deeply embarrassing to us all; the inquiry committee has ripped away the curtain and shone a harsh light into the most unsightly corners of our organization."
Now think about George W. Bush and Michael "Heckuva job" Brown. Ugh.
# posted by Mayflower @ 10:58 PM 
