[Sevan's lawyer has insisted all along that the allegations against his client are] baseless ... never took a penny. |
billion of dollars of waste. |
Everybody's concerned about the human dimension of the issue. When you hit, people get hurt. It's not just objects which are hurt. |
for a political compromise made to help the economies of American allies. |
I am disappointed by the tepid manner in which the United Nations has spoken out in defending the program against the scandalous accusations. |
I fully understand the pressure that you are under, and that there are those who are trying to destroy your reputation as well as my own, but sacrificing me for political expediency will never appease our critics or help you or the Organization, |
not only on surcharges but also on at least 70 occasions of contracts reflecting suspicious pricing (and hence possible kickbacks). |
Our appeal is to all parties. There can be no cease-fire with one side, |
Similarly, I informed the U.S. government, effectively the policeman for sanctions violations in the Gulf, of maritime smuggling on a massive scale that was occurring, to no avail. |
tens of thousands of innocent people from death from starvation and disease. |
The charges are false, and you, who have known me for all these years, should know that they are false. |
The ultimate decision depends on the Security Council, and once it goes to the Security Council it depends on its member states. Any member has the right to put anything on hold, |