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I watched some interviews last night on Free Speech TV by Democracy Now!. One man was the UN Assistant Secretary (I may have that title incorrect, he was the guy directly under Annan). He, along with others, resigned once the sanctions were placed, I believe is what he said.

Anyway, the point is, (oh yeah, he is in Ireland, as well) that he stated everyone knew what was going on. There was no scandal. All the deals between Turkey and Iraq were known to the US government, and allowed because they were economically harmed by the sanctions but are our allies. He said that the individuals who may have taken bribes ought to be punished if they stepped outside the boundaries, but as far as the billions of dollars being shifted around, that was all known to the world stage.

In fact, he reminded the audience that quite a number of US companies directly and indirectly benefitted from the trading. I don't remember all of the details, but it will either be shown again or maybe is posted on DemocracyNow!'s website (if they post streaming video of their segments, I don't know).

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