U.N. control of relief aid limited.(NATION) From: The Washington Times | Date: January 7, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 The Washington Times LLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Nicholas Kralev and Betsy Pisik, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Nations will continue to control their own donations to tsunami victims, with the U.N. role as overall aid coordinator limited to keeping tabs on nearly $1 billion in aid over the next six months, U.S. and U.N. officials said yesterday.

The Bush administration, conscious of the massive embezzlement in the U.N.-run oil-for-food program in prewar Iraq, was quick to emphasize that the world body will n...

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