Opposing War On Moral Grounds?

Cherac and Putin, what a pair. How they pontificated against the war. The things they said about President Bush's motivations for war!

We've known all along they were just poking their heads out of foul slime to call the good guy bad, and now it's all confirmed; from WashTimes:

Russian and French firms dominated the list of companies that made nearly $2 billion in illicit payments to Saddam Hussein's regime in order to win contracts under the Iraq oil-for-food program, according to a massive new report released yesterday in a U.N.-approved inquiry.

More than half the companies that participated in the U.N. oil-for-food program helped Saddam undermine international sanctions by paying kickbacks and fees to the regime, according to investigators, who found that 2,250 firms from 66 nations made illegal payments to Iraq. ...

Those same governments worked to loosen the sanctions, and also opposed the U.S.-led 2003 invasion of Iraq.

I seem to recall a certain droll-looking Massachusetts senator with presidential aspirations celebrating the French.

And, as George Galloway threatens a debate with Sen. Coleman, we find:

The final report, also implicates a surprising swath of political figures around the globe ranging from Russian ultranationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky to British lawmaker George Galloway. A Vatican priest who campaigned against the sanctions received a $140,000 contribution from a French oil importer.

And goody, there's even a Clinton connection:

The report also implicates a financial company owned by fugitive American financier Marc Rich, who received a pardon from President Clinton, saying his firm underwrote letters of credit for a French oil firm while trying to keep its role a secret.

Meanwhile, Kofi assures us that he gets the message, that reform is needed at the UN ... but he's not going to fire or reprimand his former chief of staff, Iqbal Riza or UN Dep. Sec-Gen Louise Frechette, both of whom are implicated in the scandal. In fact, Kofi named Frechette to lead the UN's reform efforts.

I'd say the year-long, $35 million Volker report is about to go down the drain.