https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/03/24/oil-for-food-why-it-was-important/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-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 20:03:53 -0400<![CDATA[Anyone who doubts the importance of the Oil-for-Food Scandal should read this article from ABC News &#8211; Did Russian Ambassador Give Saddam the U.S. War Plan? Evidently he did and evidently the ambassador (Vladimir Teterenko) was bought and paid for by OFF (Thank you, Kofi). According to the documents upon which this article was based, the Saddamites had foreknowledge of much of what the US was up to, thanks to that collection of old KGB hacks. No surprise, really, and it also should be no surprise that there weren&#8217;t a lot of WMDs lying around when our tanks rolled in (although it may yet prove out that there were more than we have been told so far), not to mention a lot of Iraqi troops. They knew to head for the hills&#8230;. or berms.]]>Fri, 24 Mar 2006 04:31:36 -0500<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2006/03/24/oil-for-food-why-it-was-important-n211772