U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman (MN-R)
Senator Norm Coleman (MN-R)U.S. Senate Committe on Governmental AffairsNorm Coleman is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs’ Permanent Subcommitte on Investigations. The following is excerpted from his opening statement during the November 15, 2004, hearing on "How Saddam Hussein Abused the United Nations Oil-for-Food (OFF) Program."After seven months of investigating, eight subpoenas, 13 chairman’s letters, numerous interviews with key participants, and receipt of over a million pages of evidence, we are just beginning to understand the behind-the-scenes machinations of participants in the OFF program. The magnitude of the fraud perpetrated by Saddam Hussein in contravention of UN…
