The Ex-wife: Dr. Clare Wolfowitz
Posted on 05/23/2007 9:58:06 AM PDT by mngran
PAUL Wolfowitz has really had a bad couple of weeks. He not only lost his job, he lost his girlfriend, too.
Wolfowitz, one of the architects of the Iraq war, was pushed out as president of the World Bank over a controversial pay and promotion package he arranged for his brunette girlfriend, Shaha Ali Riza. Sources say Riza, a brilliant feminist with a promising diplomatic career, was upset by all the publicity and the implication that she was getting ahead with the help of a powerful man. "She was furious about the embarrassment," said one source.
Last week, Wolfowitz bowed to mounting pressure over the cronyism scandal, agreeing to step down June 30. The announcement came nine months after Page Six first revealed how he'd ruffled the feathers of World Bank employees by dating, and then promoting, the Tunisian divorcée, who managed the bank's External Relations and Outreach for the Middle East and North Africa Region.
After Wolfowitz joined the World Bank, Ali Riza was first transferred to a joint World Bank/U.S. Agency for International Development multinational investment project, and then to work on the bank's South American interests.
"Apparently she never asked for a promotion and liked her old job," our source said.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Wolfowitz married Clare Selgin in 1968. But they have lived separately since 2001, after allegations of an affair with an employee at the School of Advanced International Studies where he was dean for seven years.
According to one Republican Administration insider, Clare was so upset by rumours about the affair that she wrote to then President Elect Bush, saying if the story were true it could pose a national security risk.
Yesterday, she refused to comment on whether her husband had been unfaithful before their separation, saying: "I really do not want to share this with you."
She also refused to confirm her marital status - reports of his appointment repeatedly describe Wolfowitz as divorced but The Mail on Sunday has been unable to find any records. Asked if she is separated or divorced, Clare replied: "That's my business."
On the claim that she wrote a letter to Bush, she said: "That's very interesting but not something I can tell you about."
Will a British divorcee cost 'Wolfie' his job?
Apparently, Wolfowitz wasn’t quite politically savvy enough to sidestep the landmine.
Whatever.
Evander Law wouldn’t approve of your comment....(chuckle)
I'll bet his 'severence package' is larger than your entire retirement portfolio.
Leni
Leni
I really don’t know the whole story...
The rest that is being spoken about is the imaginations of all us.
So as usual we engage in gossips and backbiting on a snip from a viper source.
Where are those minds of people I grew up with that were very careful in how they release information.
As I recall many had originally despised Wolfowitz and were out to get him for any reason!
I have asked in the past what is a NeoCon I know now some it is a code word for someone who is Jewish!
I wish FR had a higher class of posters but that is not the case many here are throw backs of those kind that when I was growing up is composed of rowdy low lives fools!
Really? You knew him, huh? I am impressed with your longevity.
‘I’ll bet his ‘severence package’ is larger than your entire retirement portfolio.’
Hmmmmm. Given the excesses the World Bank visits upon its employees, that might be true...probably so.
Then again, ‘I’m eatin’’....(chuckle)
Besides he was uber wealthy long before, so what difference does it make? Money at that level isn’t nearly as important as prestige, and Wolfie’s running low in that department these days.
I certainly know ‘of him’. Anyone thats into the CW does.
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Scoffing at the wise
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Hey, that’s good! I am somewhat(into the CW), but I suspect we have different perspectives. Personally, I think your Congressman Vanlandingham(possible misspelling) was a pretty good guy.
‘Hey, that’s good! I am somewhat(into the CW), but I suspect we have different perspectives. Personally, I think your Congressman Vanlandingham(possible misspelling) was a pretty good guy.’
His great granddaughter was a slut....(chuckle)
And yes, I do know that from personal experience back in my youth.
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Have you seen the photo of Wolfie with Fred Thompson’s wife?
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