Some of the most entertaining stuff on television is seeing one of the Fox News reporters going after Bevon Savan about the Oil-For-Food scandal. Some samples of the "interview" that Jonathan Hunt of Fox News had with Savan as he was leaving what looked like a restaurant in New York City.
Johnathan Hunt: Mr. Savan, good afternoon, Jonathan Hunt from Fox News. I understand you have spoken to Paul Volker (who is heading the UN investigation of Oil-for-Food), what have the two of you talked about?
Bevon Savan: I don't report to Fox News, you know.
Hunt: What did Mr. Volker ask you? Did he ask you about the oil vouchers you have allegedly received and could have profited by up to three and a half million dollars?
Savan: What was your name, you said?
Hunt: My name is Jonathan Hunt, sir.
Savan: Mr. Hunt, if you don't mind, I don't wish to discuss it.
Hunt: Mr. Volker is obviously concerned about these allegations of the oil vouchers. What have you said to him about those?
Savan: Mr. Hunt, I said I will not talk to you or anybody. You ask Mr. Volker.
Hunt:: Did you personally profit from the Oil-For-Food scheme, sir?
Savan: Read my statement of Ten February, please.
Hunt: You wife is alleged to have said she doesn't know why people are giving you such a hard time because it was not anywhere near three and a half million dollars. Did she say that and if so, what did she mean by that?
Savan: I don't know who told my wife anything I got.
Hunt: So your wife has not said anything about you getting less than three and a half million dollars.
Savan: (crosstalk) Please, leave me alone. If you don't mind, right.
Hunt: What about this internal memo that was leaked yesterday?
Savan: You asked (unintelligible)
Hunt: The internal audit that was leaked yesterday, did Kofi Annon see that, sir?
(They accidentally bump into each other)
Hunt: Did Kofi Annon see that internal audit, sir?
(No answer)
Hunt: Do you believe that the UN should release all of these internal audits now so that the public can see what is in all of them?
Savan: Ask Mr. Volker, please. He made that statement on documents.
Hunt: Do you deny that you made any profit from of the Oil-For-Food scheme, sir?
Savan: Are you the investigator?
Hunt: I am asking you a question.
Savan: Are you the investigator?
Hunt: As a member of the press we have a right to ask questions, sir.
Savan: You have the right? Then I have the right to remain silent, if you don't mind.
Hunt: So you are saying that you did not personally profit from the Oil-For-Food scheme?
Savan: I would appreciate if you would stop asking me the same question. Do you speak English?
Hunt: (Nodding his head) Yes I do, sir. (Note: Hunt accent sounds like he is from jolly old England)
Savan: Okay. Then stick by your rules.
It goes on from there, as Savan gets more and more annoyed at Hunt. Of course he refuses to answer any of the questions, even to issue a denial that he received payoffs. After Hunt thanks Savan for his time, Savan goes off on Hunt and tells him to stop calling his friends.
From the fast walking and the look on Savan's face, you start to get the idea after a while that he wishes one of the powers of the UN were to be able to summarily execute any television reporter they find annoying.
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