Wolfowitz
My sister commented on it earlier, but as I read what had been leaked, I thought it appalling, and that it was outrageous he chose to stay on; it seemed an obvious case for resignation.Via Norm, I now find it is not at all so clear.
All of this is so unfair that Mr. Wolfowitz could be forgiven for concluding that bank officials insisted he play a role in raising Ms. Riza's pay precisely so they could use it against him later. Even if that isn't true, it's clear that his enemies--especially Europeans who want the bank presidency to go to one of their own--are now using this to force him out of the bank. They especially dislike his anticorruption campaign, as do his opponents in the staff union and such elites of the global poverty industry as Nancy Birdsall of the Center for Global Development. They prefer the status quo that holds them accountable only for how much money they lend, not how much they actually help the poor.
Labels: Wolfowitz betrayal entrapment
posted by Alan Adamson @ 6:01 PM
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I think what is most revealing about the real motivations behind those who are trying to force Wolfowitz out, is that the African nations are his biggest supporters. And they are the ones who most need the World Bank and will most benefit from his anti-corruption campaign.
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