Senator Norm Coleman, Chairman of the Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has subpoenaed the two lead Oil-For-Food investigators who resigned from Volcker's committee.
Volker has directed them not to testify. Coleman is not amused.
I spoke with Mr. Volcker yesterday and expressed my grave and growing concerns about the credibility and independence of the investigation into the criminal misconduct that occurred in the U.N. Oil-for-Food program. Robert Parton and Miranda Duncan's resignation from the Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC), and a lack of adequate explanation for their departure, only fuels concerns about the credibility of the IIC led by Mr. Volcker. His refusal to permit Mr. Parton and Ms. Miranda to cooperate with the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigation (PSI) cannot stand. I have directed staff to issue subpoenas as soon as possible to Mr. Parton and Ms. Miranda to compel them to cooperate with PSI investigators. In order to preserve public confidence in the IIC investigation and the United Nations, it is vital to hear from these two individuals immediately.
"Volcker has directed them not to testify"
All the proof I need to tell me it's a whitewash and Volcker is as crooked as anybody in the un.
It'll be interesting to see tho, in a battle of Senate vs un, who will win? My guess is the Senate.
Who/what/when/where/why?
The basic questions: Is there an investigative reporter/journalist in Canada asking these questions?
Who will investigate and report on: Martin/Chretien/Strong/Desmarais/CSL/Kofi/UN/Saddam/Oil-for-Food scandal(s)/Canadian government refusal to assist liberation of Iraq.. and more.
Is fear of bodily reprisal preventing a reporter from doing this?
Larry Zolf, tough-minded investigative reporter said: " The Martin connection to Banks (who?) was enough to make me respectful."
Payola Martin's connections to crime, convicted criminals, union corruption, CSL. & more at:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/viewpoint/vp_zolf/20031212.html
Read and see where Payola Martin came from.
Tipping point... when?
It would be interesting to know who has diplomatic immunity, and when they got it. Does Volcker? Pieth? Anybody know?
I was under the impression anybody who worked for the un had diplomatic immunity - which is one of the reasons people stay on for $1 a year salaries (along with all their other bennies).