Kofi gets a nice warm tongue bath from some homeless people...
Actually, Nobel Laureates. Reuters
has the story.
bq.
70 Nobel Prize Winners Laud Beleaguered UN Chief
Seventy Nobel Prize laureates including former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on Thursday endorsed the leadership of U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan in the face of questions about his role in the tainted Iraq oil-for-food program. "He has never failed to take a critical look at the U.N. to examine its weaknesses and recommend improvements," the prizewinners said in a statement released by the nonprofit New York-based Better World Campaign.
bq. "We commend Secretary-General Kofi Annan for effectively leveraging his moral authority, independence, and wisdom to elevate the United Nations to meet its highest principles," the letter said.
bq. The United Nations said Annan was grateful for the warm words.
Now -- who is this group "Better World Campaign" -- hey, the article gives a clue:
bq. The Better World Campaign, which organized the letter, is a sister group to the U.N. Foundation, created in 1998 by a $1 billion pledge by media mogul Ted Turner in support of U.N. programs.
This
Ted Turner?
Sycophants...
Posted by DaveH at January 27, 2005 10:28 PM