Watch What Wolfowitz and Shaha Do, Not What They Say. Now that US Vice President Dick Cheney has weighed in on Paul Wolfowitz's future, it's time to summarize Shaha Riza's employment at the World Bank, her role in encouraging Paul Wolfowitz to head the institution, and how she used her connection with him to try to settle old scores. This summary, prepared by knowledgeable Washingtonians, pieces together the story for those of you who want a bit more than what the Board will release later tonight. Here's what they don't want you to know about behind-the-scenes power and influence at the Wolfowitz World Bank. more...

Voice of Reason ~ May 14, 2007

Riza's spinmeisters?UPDATED Looks like some Washington Post journalists are being given carte blanche to empathize with Riza. Reading the following piece on Page C01 of today's Washington Post, I couldn't help myself sorting out the errors:
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The Beaver ~ May 10, 2007

UPDATE:Board committee finds Wolfowitz has broken rules. According to the New York Times, the Ad hoc Panel has found Wolfowitz to be guilty of conflict of interest in arranging Riza's salary raise and promotion and to have broken rules in arranging her transfer to the State Department. more...

The Beaver ~ May 07, 2007

Under-qualified or Entitlement ? Riza didn't have the pre-requisites for the position/promotion that she thought she was entitled to. GAP has scrutinized the job vacancy requirements and has found out that Riza was under-qualified as well as not having relevant working experience let alone core competencies. more...

The Beaver ~ May 03, 2007

Riza's statement From WSJ- haven't had a chance to go through the document but since there are requests for it from the comments, I am posting the link: more...

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