UN Agency Slammed After Refusing US Request For Probe Into Iran, N. Korea Shipments -- FOX News
A United Nations agency under fire for shipments of computers and other sophisticated equipment to North Korea and Iran has apparently rejected a request by the U.S. State Department to conduct an independent probe into the controversy, drawing a pointed bipartisan rebuke from top lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
In a letter being released Tuesday, the leaders of the House Foreign Affairs Committee complained to World Intellectual Property Organization Director General Francis Gurry about his agency's refusal to cooperate. They accused the agency of locking down key documents while trying to root out the whistle-blowers who alerted others to the scandal -- and then rebuffing the State Department's request for an outside investigation.
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Update: U.S. House Committee Urges Fresh Probe of UN Agency WIPO -- Bloomberg Businessweek
My Comment: I use to work for the UN (ICAO in Montreal), so I have a very good idea on how they function. In short .... these UN bureaucrats and officials have a very good job that pays well with benefits. If something was done wrong .... as it appears to be in this case .... trust me .... there is going to be a lot of obstruction and CYA occurring .... especially when investigators start to request information that is embarrassing.
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