Iraq invasion made UN chief ill, says aide

Kofi Annan lost his voice, looked vacant at meetings and even sought medical help after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, according to a new biography by his former spokesman.

The former United Nations chief was deeply troubled by the divisions in the world brought on by the war and the Bush administration’s criticism of those like him who objected, Fred Eckhard said as he unveiled the 313-page biography, Kofi Annan, at the UN’s European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.