Is there anyone who who didn’t make money off Saddam? Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh is apparently making the Galloway Defense in his denial that he profiteered off the UN Oil-for-Food Scandal.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who summoned Foreign Minister Natwar Singh for an hourlong meeting at his residence, demoted him to minister without portfolio, the prime minister’s office said in a statement.
Natwar Singh left the prime minister’s residence without speaking to reporters, waving before getting into his car. He had rejected calls for his resignation, insisting that he received no favors or bribes from former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s government or benefited from the $64 billion Oil-for-Food program.
SiliconIndia has more.
UPDATE: More interesting revelations from India: With his report on Iraqi oil deals creating a political storm in India, its author Paul Volcker, in a startling revelation, has said he agreed to change the language that referred to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan’s son Kojo’s business dealings.
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4 Comments
1. PSGInfinity:Q: When should we start a “Number Accused / Convicted” Pool? (Me: 2250/986)
Nov 7, 2005 - 1:42 pm 2. Mike_Nargizian:That is 2 REPORTS in 2 months that Annan “edited” at the last second.
And this guy wants to ‘control’ the internet?
Nov 8, 2005 - 6:11 am 3. eretzgo:Prim Minister Singh can stand proudly alongside Brutus, as he castigates Cassius for bribe-taking:
Bru: “Let me tell you Cassius, you yourself
Are much condemned to have an itching palm,
To sell and mart your offices for gold
To undeservers.”
Cas: “I an itching palm?
You know that you are Brutus that speaks this,
Or by the gods, this speech were else your last.”
…..
“O ye gods, ye gods! Must I endure all this?”
Bru: “All this? Ay, more, Fret till your proud heart break. Go show your slaves how choleric you are And make your bondman tremble. Must I budge? Must I observe you? Must I stand and crouch Under your testy humor? By the gods.
You shall digest the venom of your spleen
Thogh it do split you; for from this day forth,
I’ll use you for my mirth, yea, for my laughter…”.
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