https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/10/13/oil-for-food-what-its-really-about/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-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 07:46:56 -0400<![CDATA[I don&#8217;t look at them much, but sometimes I see myself disparaged on liberalist blogs (I think that&#8217;s a better word than liberal, which doesn&#8217;t really apply) for my &#8220;obsession&#8221; with the Oil-for-Food scandal. What&#8217;s a little corruption, they seem to be asking (when they are not busy bashing me as an apostate)? After all, graft is pandemic. Why get so excited by one case? Well, the answer, my friends, is blowing in the London Timesonline today&#8230;]]>Thu, 13 Oct 2005 22:41:40 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2005/10/13/oil-for-food-what-its-really-about-n209990