Wolfowitz on shortlist for World Bank top post

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1. Wolfowitz on shortlist for World Bank top post

FT
By Andrew Balls and Edward Alden in Washington
Published: March 1 2005 00:43 | Last updated: March 1 2005 00:43

Paul Wolfowitz, US deputy secretary of defence, has emerged as a leading candidate to replace James Wolfensohn as the president of the World Bank.

Mr Wolfowitz is one of a small number of people being considered for the US nomination, administration insiders said.

The nomination of Mr Wolfowitz, one of the chief architects of the Iraq war and a former US ambassador to Indonesia, would likely be highly controversial, and could raise new questions about the process by which the World Bank chief is selected. One administration official said his nomination “would have enormous repercussions within the development community”.

Others on the US shortlist include Randall Tobias, former head of Eli Lilly and the administration's co-ordinator on Aids.

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/6be27ed0-89da-11d9-aa18-00000e2511c8.html

[BrklynLiberal]

2. If he gets the job, think he will stop using spit to comb his hair?

[NewHampshireDem]

3. Dupe from earlier this morning

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1273336&mesg_id=1273336

[gratuitous]

4. Military terrorist to add economic terrorist to his resume?

If you think Wolfowitz caused a lot of damage when he got his greasy mitts on a disposable military (and he did), it's hard to imagine what sort of misery he could inflict on the planet from an economic platform such as the World Bank.

All while safely lining his overstuffed pockets, naturally.

[TheFarseer]

5. this could work out

maybe we can raid the world bank to balance the budget. Oh who am I kidding, they'd just spend it on another war.