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Art of War : PAUL WOLFOWITZ

Larmee | 13.04.2007 04:28

PAUL WOLFOWITZ

PAUL WOLFOWITZ
PAUL WOLFOWITZ


PAUL WOLFOWITZ

Larmee

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Corruption by Paul Wolfowitz at the World Bank

13.04.2007 11:05

"Recognizing that any program to assist in controlling corruption worldwide
needs to start with the example of best practices at home, the Bank has taken
initiatives to stamp out conflicts of interest and any possible corrupt
practices among its own staff."

from World Bank site here:  http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:20040922~menuPK:34480~pagePK:34370~theSitePK:4607,00.html

And yet...

"The executive board of the World Bank has said it did not approve a hefty pay rise ordered by its president Paul Wolfowitz for his partner.

Mr Wolfowitz has faced calls to resign after admitting he helped his partner Shaha Riza win a promotion to a high-paying job at the World Bank."

 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6550995.stm




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See who else his lover worked for

13.04.2007 11:38

"Inside sources at the Bank have verified to GAP that Riza never applied for nor received permission to provide these consultant services to SAIC. This is a gross violation of World Bank staff rules, which require Bank employees to clear extracurricular professional activities with the Outside Interests Committee in order to prevent conflicts of interest. Such undisclosed parallel employment, GAP sources say, would never have been tolerated by the Bank and are grounds for dismissal. “Considering that Riza was reportedly romantically involved with Wolfowitz at the time, that the Iraq War was imminent, that SAIC was a defense contractor, and that the World Bank had active projects in Iraq, multiple conflicts of interest probably existed,” said GAP International Program Director Bea Edwards. "
 http://www.whistleblower.org/content/press_detail.cfm?press_id=875


"Science Applications International Corporation
SAIC, awarded control of the Iraqi Media Network, was not able to spin US propaganda in Iraq and ended up being forced to withdraw. But their financial prospects remain solid as supplier of surveillance technology to US spy agencies."
 http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?list=type&type=17

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Man of the Year

13.04.2007 22:22

The Jerusalem Post declared Wolfowitz "Man of the Year" for being the principal architect of the Iraq invasion.

 http://www.fpp.co.uk/online/03/10/JerusPost021003.html

The Jerusalem Post
- Homepage: http://www.fpp.co.uk/online/03/10/JerusPost021003.html


Sign to fire Wolfowitz

13.04.2007 22:43

Add your signature to fire Paul Wolfowitz from the World Bank at www.avaaz.org/en/sack_wolfowitz.

If you don't know why you ought to see  http://news.google.com/news?q=wolfowitz+riza.

Avaaz


No FT, no comment

13.04.2007 23:19

I can't believe you are calling on this innocent worker to be sacked. This is a plot led by the pinko ragsheet, the FT. The FT are also making scurrilous anti-amercan suggestions that he somehow got his job simply for being Bushs henchman. Wolfowitz is being unfairly persecuted at work for pointing out what what we all know - "Let's look at it simply. The most important difference between North Korea and Iraq is that economically, we just had no choice in Iraq. The country swims on a sea of oil." Can't workers criticise the Iraq oil-grab without fear of repeatedly losing their jobs ?

"Should Paul Wolfowitz leave the World Bank? The answer to that question is “yes”. Will Mr Wolfowitz leave the World Bank? The answer to that question is murkier. The US put Mr Wolfowitz in his job and the US will decide whether he is to stay. George W. Bush will hate to abandon a loyal henchman. He should do so, none the less. It would be absurd to leave the decision to the bank’s executive directors. True, they promised yesterday to “move expeditiously to reach a conclusion on possible actions to take”. If the board did indeed exercise effective oversight, it would be welcome. But it would also be most surprising. These mid-level bureaucrats are not going to reach such a decision on their own. In practice, national capitals will make the choice, unless Mr Wolfowitz himself takes it out of their hands. The US will be decisive: it is the bank’s largest shareholder; it has always appointed the bank’s president; and the president himself chose Mr Wolfowitz. Who would want to take the US on if it decided to defend Mr Wolfowitz to the bitter end? "

 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0df59e26-e9f3-11db-91c7-000b5df10621.html


Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
hench·man
1. an unscrupulous and ruthless subordinate, esp. a criminal: The leader of the gang went everywhere accompanied by his henchmen.
2. an unscrupulous supporter or adherent of a political figure or cause, esp. one motivated by the hope of personal gain: Hitler and his henchmen.

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