John G. Ruggie
John G. RuggieHarvard UniversityJohn C. Ruggie is a Professor of International Affairs at Harvard University, where he also serves as Director of the Center for Business and Government. The following is excerpted from testimony before the House Committee on International Relations during April 28, 2004, hearings on "The United Nations Oil-for-Food Program: Issues of Accountability and Transparency."Like you, I am deeply troubled by the question "how could this have happened" — where "this" refers to Saddam Hussein’s smuggling, surcharges, bribes, and kickbacks, part of it under the nose of the Oil-for-Food Program. UN critics have claimed that individual greed and…
