Chicago Tribune Finds UN Giving Dollars to Dictators
After the UN oil-for-food scandal, it seemed UN aid programs couldn’t possibly sink lower in public opinion. Enter North Korea which, according to the Chicago Tribune, has taken $150 million in hard currency from the UN Development Program in Pyongyang. UN officials now promise a full audit, but the fact that this “development aid” was used during the period when the North Korean nuclear weapons program saw rapid growth and Kim Jong Il teased the world with nuclear tests does not bode well for the UN’s public image.
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Kim Jong Il |
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nuclear test |
dictatorship |