https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/08/04/oil-for-food-sevan-bribes-for-sevan-covers/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 14:33:39 -0400<![CDATA[Okay, put me in pun jail and never let me out&#8230; But just reading the following in the WaPo put me in a giddy mood: A U.N.-established inquiry into corruption in the $64 billion oil-for-food program will accuse the defunct program&#8217;s director, Benon V. Sevan, of receiving cash kickbacks for steering lucrative Iraqi oil contracts to an Egyptian oil trader, according to Sevan&#8217;s lawyer.]]>Thu, 04 Aug 2005 18:04:02 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2005/08/04/oil-for-food-sevan-bribes-for-sevan-covers-n209130