Bush Neo-Con Corrupt Friend Wolfowitz infamy WOLFOWITZ MUST GO
Wolfowitz' tenure at the World Bank is untenable
Wolfowitz' name will live in infamy in American history; it is time to stop the damage Paul Wolfowitz has inflicted on President Bush, the Republican Party and himself
WOLFOWITZ MUST GO
For almost a decade Paul Wolfowitz was one of the cheerleaders of proposals to invade Iraq and depose Saddam Hussein. Then he came to power and helped plan our disastrous adventure in Iraq. I am not sure if he was one of the 'piece of
cake- types, or the 'Mission Accomplished- dreamers, but Wolfowitz failed miserably to properly perceive American interests in the Middle East. His name will live in infamy forever in American history.
As the Iraq invasion and occupation began to implode, Wolfowitz was moved to the World Bank. At the Bank he took with him political cronies and, apparently, a preexisting personal relationship with a senior bank employee.
Since arriving at the Bank, Wolfowitz has run the institution much like a Chicago ward boss or mayor, employing patronage and intimidation to manage the institution. The result has been another round of professional failure for Mr. W.
Now Wolfowitz risks becoming a continuing embarrassment to President Bush, the Republican Party and, of course, to himself. It is time for Wolfowitz to go.
I do not know if the statements attributed to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson this week were pro forma or whether Paulson really believes the U. S. Government can endlessly insult the sensibilities of the world and get away with it. I do know Mr. Paulson is wrong to support Wolfowitz' continued tenure. Wolfowitz must go.
Mr. Wolfowitz' 'war on corruption- at the Bank has proven to be a one-way street, Wolfowitz Way. Corruption only exists where he wants to see it. Billions have disappeared in countries where Wolfowitz perceives a vital American interest.
End of the trail for Wolfowitz
The president of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz, has apologised for promoting and monetarily benefiting his girlfriend at the Bank. Mr Wolfowitz was never a popular chief when he was taken out of a rather discredited Department of Defence by President George W Bush and appointed to this very important post. Now, finding him guilty of favouritism, all the 24 executive directors of the Bank have issued a statement that is so negative that Mr Wolfowitz should call it a day.
More than a hundred damning pages issued with the statement detail how he enabled his Libyan-born partner, Shaha Riza, to take her annual pay package to nearly US$200,000 when she was reassigned from the World Bank to the US State Department but retained on the World Bank payroll despite her move. The Bank employees want him to resign. He says he will Òaccept any remediesÓ. While the world is shocked and hurt, there are people in important places who would like him to continue because of his Òcampaign for good governanceÓ in the Bank.
