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Rumor Mill of Wednesday, 15 January 2003

Source: NYANSA-HENE

How Peacekeepers are selected

This is how it works:
1. The operation is anounced.
2. It gives opportunity for senior officers to nominate their favorite junior officers.
3. Contract agreements change hands : when you are selected, you agree to pay me so much in $.
4. The government's interest is also there - United Nations funds are paid to government i.e. the individuals are seen as labour hired for the job.
5. The currency deal becomes the starting point - DOLLARS! Now since a commanding officer could not go, he ensures 4 to 10 of his favourite junior ranks are selected. Each selected soldier or policeman (depending on what operation is in place - Middle East or Kosovo) will PAY the commanding officer a % of his personal remuneration. The agreement is that the commanding officer will also climb the ladder to the top, greasing the palms of every "big man" to the level of the IGP. Eventually, the junior officer ends up with only a small percentage of what his sweat should earn him. Isn't this painful and shameful? So when they begin to talk, listen to them. Those who quietly comply get the opportunity to be selected several times to go to Lebanon, they become tools for their senior officers.

Can't we expose this too? YEN ARA ASASE NI?