The New York Sun blows the doors off a newly uncovered U.N. scandal, revealing that Kafi Annan may have been improperly routing U.N. public relations business to a budy...[more] (3/9/05)
President Bush names Josh Bolten next U.N. Ambassador...[more] (3/8/05)
Agence France Presse calls Bolten a "hard liner"...[more] (3/8/05)
The Washington Post (reg. req'd) reports that Bolten's nomination will face opposition from Senate Democrats...[more] (3/8/05)
AP (via FoxNews.com) has additional details about Bolten's likely confirmation fight...[more] (3/8/05)
Part One of a FoxNews.com expose on the UN-led sex abuse in the Congo...[more] (3/4/05)
Part Two is here: "Congo Peacekeepers Flout 'Zero Tolerance'" (3/7/05)
Part Three is here: "U.N. Workers Leave Kids, HIV Behind" (3/8/05)
UPI reports that a U.N. inquiry into 16 peackeeping missions around the world found grevious sexual misconduct in at least a third of them...[more] (3/3/05)
Reporting for FoxNews, Claudia Rosset reveals a previously unnoticed, but critically important disclosure in the Volcker report...[more] (3/1/05)
ABC News previews a 20/20 expose on rampant sexual misconduct by U.N. peacekeepers in the Congo...[more] (2/11/05)
AP reports that Iraq wants its money back...[more] (2/5/05)
The Volcker Committee released its first interim report. Here's some coverage: (2/4/05)
CNS News covers the reaction to the report and quotes CFIF's Marshall Manson.
The Washington Post summarizes the report's findings.
The New York Sun focuses on the newly disclosed connection between the scandal and former Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali.
The Washington Times adds further color.
Fox News has another report on Paul Volcker's possible conflicts of interest. This one reveals business ties between Volcker and some of the companies he's supposed to be investigating...[more] (1/28/05)
Reuters reveals that a top United Nations official wants the world body to pocket 10 percent of the funds provided for tsunami disaster relief for "future needs."...[more] (1/19/05)
CFIF warned that the U.N. couldn't be trusted with the tsunami money in this Commentary and in an appearance on Hannity & Colmes.
Fox News reports that Paul Volcker, who is leading the U.N.'s internal investigation of the Oil for Food program, might have a critical and previously undisclosed conflict of interest...[more] (1/19/05)
A CNS News story captures reaction to the disclosure of previously confidential internal U.N. audits of the Oil for Food program. CFIF's Marshall Manson is quoted...[more] (1/11/05)