"Congressional diggers have found that much more oil was smuggled out of Iraq from 1991 to 2003 than previously thought. They also report that Saddam pocketed some $2.1 billion more than anyone thought by buying imported goods at inflated prices. Saddam's Iraq signed deals to import rotting food and other damaged goods as if they were top quality; the vendors then kicked back much of the difference to the Iraqi government.
Oil for Food was designed to help feed poor Iraqis who were suffering under international sanctions."
The UN needs more than a facelift - it needs liposuction.
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