 Complete the following phrase:  Kofi An, then United Nations Secretary-General, used the phrase in his year-end press conference on 21 December 2004. He reflected: Theres no doubt that this has been a particularly difficult year, and I am relieved that this is coming to an end. His remarks were widely interpreted as having alluded to persistent allegations of corruption in the UNs Iraq Oil-for-Food Program. He also spoke of upheaval and violence in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Palestine, and 