UN Scandal-Emergency Sex, Other Desperate Measures

[DC09]

UNITED NATIONS – U.N. officials, including General Secretary Kofi Annan, are so afraid of a new book detailing stories of U.N. incompetence in its peacekeeping operations -- including sex stories and drug parties -- they have threatened the authors with disciplinary action, including termination if the book ever gets published.

Already, the book, "Emergency Sex and Other Desperate Matters" (Miramax Books) by Kenneth Cain, Heidi Postlewait and Andrew Thomson -- two current and one former employee of the U.N.'s peacekeeping operations -- has provoked a storm of controversy inside the world body.

Now two of the authors could be out of job if U.N. censors have their way.

NewsMax first reported on the scandal in its April 18, 2004 Insider Report. Since then, NewsMax has obtained a copy of the publisher’s galleys.

The book is the personal memoirs of the trio chronicling their ten years together working in several U.N. peacekeeping operations, including operations in Cambodia, Somalia, Rwanda, Liberia, Haiti and the former Yugoslavia.

“Emergency Sex” is the first time such a book has been written from inside the U.N.'s peacekeeping operations and by two employees who are currently serving in the world body.

The book also may rank as one of the most sensational exposes of U.N. business. While the book focuses on U.N. peacekeeping operations and their problems -- some of the vignettes about numerous, and supposedly true, stories of wild sex and drug parties involving U.N. officials may be their real worry.

Though the book is written and ready for press, U.N. officials, including those on General Secretary Kofi Annan’s staff have been working overtime to stop the book’s release, which is slated for June 1, 2004.

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[doomgirl]

oh well, any publicity is good publicity