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Annan, Kofi

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Russia blames US for Annan resignation as envoy for Syria crisis

3 August 2012

Russia has blamed the United States for the resignation of Kofi Annan as the joint United Nations and Arab League envoy for the Syria crisis, Press TV reports.
“When yesterday the Washington Post came up with an article which was harshly critical of Kofi Annan, I think if the United States (…)

Kofi Annan: black skin, white mask

by Thierry Meyssan

30 March 2012

Although Kofi Annan’s track record at the UN is an indisputable success in terms of management and efficiency, he has been sharply criticized for his political shortcomings. As Secretary General, he aspired to bring the Organization into line with the unipolar world and the globalization of U.S. (…)

The UN reform projects

For Kofi Annan, international law no longer guarantees anything

15 July 2005

The sessions of the United Nations General Assembly that will begin in New York on September 14th, 2005, will assess various reform projects of the organization. Although everyone agrees on the need to improve it, nobody interprets this need in the same way. After having analyzed the American (…)

Defamation

Harassing Kofi Annan

by Thierry Meyssan

13 December 2004

The campaign organised by the White House to force Kofi Annan to resign started with a network of newspapers in Iraq, the United Kingdom, and in the United States. Then it mobilized the CIA, Republican congressmen and organizations. Suspected of corruption, the UN’s Secretary General was (…)