Kofi Fires One in Oil-For-Food Scandal

The AP is reporting that Kofi Annan has fired his first U.N. staff member as a result of the oil-for-food scandal.

Joseph Stephanides, dismissed Tuesday, was the first U.N. official said to
be fired in the wake of an independent probe into allegations of wrongdoing in
the $64 billion program. Annan concluded that Stephanides had committed "serious
misconduct," U.N. associate spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.

It appears to Ol' BC that Kofi Annan is trying to deflect the heat from himself. I seriously doubt that this will be investigated real thoroughly. If that was the case, Kofi may have to fire himself next.

Just a thought.