Miniature Violin Alert

Kofi Annan is depressed! Things have been tough over on the East River this year what with all the pesky allegations of sexual abuse and that food for oil deal in Iraq. That his son is intimately connected to the latter controversy has Kofi between Iraq and a hard place (sorry!). Anyway, here's part of the story:

KOFI ANNAN, the United Nations secretary-general, is said to be struggling with depression and considering his future. Colleagues have reported concerns about Annan ahead of an official report this week that will examine his son Kojo’s connection to the controversial Iraqi oil for food scheme.
Depending on the findings of the report, by a team led by the former US Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker, Annan may have to choose between the secretary-generalship and loyalty to his son.

American congressional critics of the UN are already pressing him to resign over the mismanagement of the oil for food programme, and even his supporters have been dismayed by the scandals on his watch, including the sexual abuse of children by UN peacekeepers in Congo.

Freeper, reddog, in a post dated 3/26/05, suggested that "Kofi ought to move the UN to Las Vegas and 'go legit' the same as Michael Corleone did..." heh heh

Prepare yourself for a propaganda campaign of international proportions if you-know-who decides he wants this job.