Posted on 04/19/2007 11:05:16 AM PDT by Kitten Festival
WHEN Paul Wolfowitz was named as president of the World Bank just two years ago, optimists compared him to another of the Pentagon's controversial sons, Robert McNamara. Perhaps, like the mastermind of the Vietnam war, Mr Wolfowitz would quit the rubble of a failed conflict to build a righteous empire of aid. But now Mr Wolfowitz is likened less to a benign emperor than to Caesar's suspect spouse.
As recrimination swirls around him, squabbles over his future are dragging on. As The Economist went to press, the bank's executive directors—civil servants who oversee the bank on behalf of member governments—had yet to pass judgment on the deal Mr Wolfowitz struck for his girlfriend, Shaha Riza, in August 2005. A bank employee, she was not allowed to keep her job when he took his. Prompted by his directors, Mr Wolfowitz posted Ms Riza outside the bank—and gave her a promotion. The terms he set proved too rich for bank staff, and some donor governments, to stomach.
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There may still be life, but will it be worth living? (/s)
The most shocking thing about this story is that the woman isn’t even good looking. If only MSM cared half as much about Kofi and his friends siphoning millions.
Why can’t we fiind people who can stay zipped up on the job?
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