for-food programme, which was introduced in the 1990s in Iraq to ease the burden of international sanctions. The United Nations and Annan have been dogged by accusations that the programme was mismanaged and corrupt. "The secretary general and I noted that we're both deeply concerned about this matter, and we want to get the truth out," Powell said. The United Nations has launched an investigation, and the U.S. Congress has launched a separate probe. The United Nations and U.S. President George W. Bush's administration have been at odds over the decision to invade Iraq. The U.S. senator heading the congressional inquiry, Norm Coleman, has called for Annan's resignation over the Oil-for-Food debacle. Annan did not meet Thursday with Bush and denied he was being snubbed by the White House. "The president and I have met on many occasions, and we also do talk on the phone," Annan said. "And so I don't feel that if I come to Washington and we don't get a chance to meet, I should feel offended or snubbed." -
