Friday, October 21, 2005
Kofi Annan Doctored UN Report on Hariri Assassination to Cover for Assad
That is the conclusion of an investigation into why a UN report on the February 2005 assassination of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri was released with changes made to it from when it was submitted by the UN investigator - and the names of those involved, including Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's brother, were changed to look like no names had been uncovered. The report, released to the press on computer disk, contained a report of changes made to the original report - and the media checked into the changes, and found the cover-up, made by Kofi Annan's office.
Kofi Annan needs to be fired, NOW. He is a thief, he is a crook, he is a liar. Enough is enough with this scumbag.
UN office doctored report on murder of Hariri
President Bush wants to push for a full UN hearing on Syrian complicity in the assassination. He should also call for an investigation into what Kofi Annan knew about the changes to the report and call for his immediate resignation or firing.
That is the conclusion of an investigation into why a UN report on the February 2005 assassination of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri was released with changes made to it from when it was submitted by the UN investigator - and the names of those involved, including Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's brother, were changed to look like no names had been uncovered. The report, released to the press on computer disk, contained a report of changes made to the original report - and the media checked into the changes, and found the cover-up, made by Kofi Annan's office.
Kofi Annan needs to be fired, NOW. He is a thief, he is a crook, he is a liar. Enough is enough with this scumbag.
UN office doctored report on murder of Hariri
THE United Nations withheld some of the most damaging allegations against Syria in its report on the murder of Rafik Hariri, the former Lebanese Prime Minister, it emerged yesterday.
The names of the brother of Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria, and other members of his inner circle, were dropped from the report that was sent to the Security Council.
The confidential changes were revealed by an extraordinary computer gaffe because an electronic version distributed by UN officials on Thursday night allowed recipients to track editing changes.
The mistaken release of the unedited report added further support to the published conclusion that Syria was behind Mr Hariri’s assassination in a bomb blast on Valentine’s Day in Beirut. The murder of Mr Hariri touched off an international outcry and hastened Syria’s departure from Lebanon in April after a 29-year pervasive military presence.
President Bush wants to push for a full UN hearing on Syrian complicity in the assassination. He should also call for an investigation into what Kofi Annan knew about the changes to the report and call for his immediate resignation or firing.
