That is wonderful.

I am reminded of the 1997 Unicef report that tied the deaths of some 500,000 children 5 years-old and younger to the sanctions on Iraq. This report is not mentioned much anymore but I believe that in the light of our new understanding of the oil-for-food mess, the combination of the two occupations of the UN can be compared to using radiation therapy on a patient while shielding the cancer itself from radiation. It served to ensure that the damage was focused on the innocent while Sadaam was able, and even helped, to accomplish his business.

And today we see that Hans Blix is making critical comments about the United State’s failure in Iraq while it can be said that it was incumbent upon himself and the UN to answer the question about WMD and their failure to do so set the stage for Bush to assume the responsibility. If the sanctions had been handled responsibly, would the war have been necessary?

It’s nice, though, to know that the Ziegler and the UN are looking out for the little guy…