UN probes Annan over oil-for-food program
The United Nations says investigators have questioned Secretary-General Kofi Annan about the oil-for-food program and will question him again. Eckhard notes two meetings with the inquiry team last year. The program funded Iraqi needs from 1996 to 2003, with estimates of billions in illicit proceeds and bribes tied to Saddam Hussein’s regime.
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Extremist actors use human-smuggling rings, expert warns
A senior U S counter trafficking official in Vienna warns extremist groups employ hidden networks to move people for labor and sexual slavery. He cites trafficking as a top illegal profit driver behind narcotics, detailing vast sums, corrupt officials, and the challenges of victim protection and testimony.
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