Some interesting facts....Wolfowitz works for the Republican administration but is auctually registered as a Democrat,his girlfriend an Arab is also a feminist and as stated in the article she also works at the World Bank.

The Europeans could still try to scupper his appointment as they hold 30% of the votes on the banks board,even though Americans traditionally select the president of the bank.Germanys Development Minister has been quoted as saying "enthusiasm in Europe is not exactly overwhelming" at his proposed appointment.

America traditionally appoints the president of The World Bank,on the other hand Europe traditionally appoints the president of The International Monetary Fund....in a nutshell the jobs are divvied up.

The president of the world bank has already been chosen. What you see is just the cud being handed out.

Chew carefully.

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holy shit, it's true!!

Edit:
I just stumbled on this article talking about how Joseph Stiglitz (former chief economist of the World Bank and Nobel Laureate) claims "The World Bank will once again become a hate figure. This could bring street protests and violence across the developing world." He described President Bush's determination to appoint his deputy defence secretary to the important post as "either an act of provocation or an act so insensitive as to look like provocation".

Lets also note that: "He has no training or experience in economic development or financial markets," Stiglitz said. The Bank was the most important institution addressing poverty, he said. "We need someone in charge who knows. . . development."

Source
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/ma..._requestid=9721

Personally, I think that the opinions of a man like Stiglitz will leave most people dumbfounded to come up with any decent rhetoric. I have studied this mans work over the last few years, and he is no doubt a genious.

Last edited by Dupz on Mar-21-2005 at 10:04

Paul Wolfowitz is pure scum and sod getting a job as president of the World Bank he should fuck off back to his old job as playing an extra in Lord of the Rings in the Orc scenes

he's getting the job so bush can hand out money to countries who are our 'friends' and punish our 'enimies' by withholding them financial aid. This signals a shift to economic warefare and in that case Wolfowitz is perfect for the job.

Always the fall guy is shown never the guy that pushes.

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Who did you think Bush was going to appoint?

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While there can be little doubt that Bush is unsurpassed for his ability to send big "fuck you"s to his allies, and that this is yet another one, I didn't really see any alternatives to Wolfie?

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Originally posted by BadBadNeil Who did you think Bush was going to appoint?

Yeah, his idiotic choice doesnt suprise me in the least.. I wouldnt have expect Bush to nominate someone with some credibility, or heaven forbid, someone with an economics background.. Wolfowitz has been educated in International Relations (lol, i know.. it's funny), mathematics, and political science.. No mention of anything to do with Economics, or Economic Development. There are 1001 candidates whom I'm sure would have a better CV.

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Originally posted by Dupz Yeah, his idiotic choice doesnt suprise me in the least.. I wouldnt have expect Bush to nominate someone with some credibility, or heaven forbid, someone with an economics background.. Wolfowitz has been educated in International Relations (lol, i know.. it's funny), mathematics, and political science.. No mention of anything to do with Economics, or Economic Development. There are 1001 candidates whom I'm sure would have a better CV.

Wolfie is a good friend of Cheney's. That's the only credential he needed to get the job - well, that and the fact that he was a PNAC founding member.



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