▁secret ▁as ▁well . ▁Ros ett ▁has ▁come ▁under ▁har sh ▁criticism ▁from ▁Den is ▁Hall iday ▁and ▁Ben on ▁Se van , ▁who ▁have ▁claimed ▁that ▁many ▁of ▁Ros ett ' s ▁claims ▁( such ▁as ▁O il - for - F ood ▁fund ing ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁an ▁Olympic ▁stad ium , ▁and ▁where ▁responsibility ▁for ▁various ▁issues ▁lay ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁UN ▁resolution s ) ▁were ▁incorrect . ▁ ▁The ▁US ▁House ▁Committee ▁on ▁International ▁Rel ations ▁investig ated ▁the ▁O il - for - F ood ▁Program me ▁and ▁discovered ▁that ▁money ▁was ▁provided ▁by ▁Sab ah ▁Y assen , ▁the ▁former ▁Ira qi ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Jordan , ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁families ▁of ▁Palest in ian ▁suic ide ▁bom bers ▁between ▁$ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁$ 2 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁From ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁until ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁Ira q , ▁the ▁families ▁of ▁Palest ini ans ▁killed ▁or ▁wounded ▁in ▁the ▁conflict ▁with ▁Israel ▁( including ▁ 1 1 7 ▁responsible ▁for ▁suic ide ▁bomb ings ▁in ▁Israel ) ▁received ▁over ▁$ 3 5 ▁million . ▁It ▁is ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁this ▁money ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁UN ▁O il - for - F ood ▁Program me . ▁ ▁Independent ▁In qu iry ▁Committee ▁After ▁initial ▁opposition ▁to ▁an ▁investigation , ▁UN ▁Secretary - General ▁K of i ▁Ann an ▁stated ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁that ▁a ▁full ▁independent ▁investigation ▁would