Thursday, July 21, 2005
MAURICE STRONG LOSES JOB
A link from the mailbox:
Canadian businessman Maurice Strong has lost his job as top UN envoy for North Korea amid investigations into his link to a suspect in the UN oil-for-food scandal.
Strong has not been accused of any wrongdoing but was questioned by investigators about his links to South Korean lobbyist Tongsun Park, who has been accused by federal prosecutors of bribing UN officials with Iraqi funds.
"His contract expired last Thursday and was not renewed," UN spokeswoman Marie Okabe said Monday.
