May 20th 2007 | David Steven | More on Wolfowitz | Comments Off
If you’re still looking for a Wolfie obituary, this is one of the best…
May 20th 2007 | A Washington source | More on Wolfowitz | 1 Comment
A persistent question keeps popping up in world bank staff comments and discussions inside the bank. Should those closely associated with Wolfowitz and Shaha Riza also resign or be asked, gently or not, to leave. more…
May 19th 2007 | Voice of Reason | More on Wolfowitz | Comments Off
As the world has moved on to speculating about Paul Wolfowitz’s successor, a special article in the Economist points to the challenges ahead for the Bank and the development business more generally.
The protracted and very public end, the backroom ‘no-fault divorce’ deal struck between PW’s lawyer and three rogue EDs, and the exchange of amicable, if somewhat hollow, statements are intended to get people back to work and the Bank’s stakeholders focused on “what next?” and the business of fighting poverty.
How quickly that happens, or whether it happens at all, depends on the United States. more…
May 18th 2007 | Sameer Dossani | More on Wolfowitz | 1 Comment
Here’s a letter that Wolfowitz sent to the Board today. Some choice bits: “I may make a farewell trip to Africa at the request of a number of leaders…”; “I do not plan to continue routine briefings on policy issues”; “the most important assignment I feel I have ahead is to take the time to meet individually with staff who have been so loyal and effective in fulfilling the Bank’s mission” (meaning time to pay out the bribes I’ve promised, I suppose). If he’s not going to do anything, why does he have to stick around? Must be that $400k 2 year bonus. more…
May 18th 2007 | Sameer Dossani | More on Wolfowitz | Comments Off
John Nichols at the Nation says the Wolfowitz “is and always will be the honest face of the World Bank.” Another good tidbit: “[the World Bank is] the global equivalent of a mob enforcer coming in to break the knees of the sovereign nations that do not march to the drum beat of the wealthy nations that own it.” Well if it was the mob, Tony Soprano was the right guy to run it…
May 18th 2007 | Deep Insider | More on Wolfowitz | Comments Off
The latest in the Staff Association’s reasoned statements makes it clear that this controvery is far from over. Speaking on the BBC tonight, SA Chair Alison Cave reiterated that Paul Wolfowitz has disgraced himself and the institution, and it is now time for the Board to make it clear he is finished, and long before June 30 when he hands in his badge, takes his $400,000 termination payment and steals away (no pun intended) with his integrity intact (according to him) more…
May 18th 2007 | Sameer Dossani | More on Wolfowitz | Comments Off
An anonymous source has taken the trouble to do a line by line analysis of the ED’s statement. Conclusion: it’s not as bad as you may think… more…
May 18th 2007 | A Washington source | More on Wolfowitz | 1 Comment
The staff of the bank are angry and rightly so. Here is the official reaction of the staff association to the board announcement: more…
May 18th 2007 | A Washington source | More on Wolfowitz | Comments Off
From the well known DC gossip site wonkette.com: “According to the Board, “blah blah acted ethically and in good faith blah blah we’ll all miss him etc etc.”
