WH: Who cares if Wolfowitz is guilty? World Bank needs his leadership.

[BurtWorm]

How Bushian.
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyid=2007-05-08T143916Z_01_N24441992_RTRUKOC_0_US-WORLDBANK-WOLFOWITZ.xml

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Tuesday the World Bank could continue to be effective with embattled World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz in charge.

"We believe that the World Bank can continue to be an effective development institution with Paul Wolfowitz as president," White House spokesman Tony Fratto said.

Wolfowitz is embroiled in a scandal over a salary agreement for his companion, who also works at the World Bank. Board sources said on Monday a World Bank panel had found his handling of the promotion and pay increase for his companion represented a conflict of interest and broke rules.

The panel has made no recommendation on how he should be reprimanded, the sources said. Wolfowitz, the former U.S. deputy defense secretary and a key architect of the Iraq war, has been given several days to respond to the findings.

The White House said it continued to support Wolfowitz, but spokesman Tony Snow would not comment further.

"This is a World Bank matter and I refer you back to them," he said.

[november3rd]

1. hahahaha

These guys are intractably unAmerican!

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

2. Perceived disloyalty is the ONLY way to fall out of favor with Chimpy...

...Incompetence/ineptitude will bring reward, promotion, and maybe even a Medal of Freedom.

[Jack Rabbit]

3. How Bushian, indeed

What would we do without their crooked leadership?

[cliss]

4. Let it be clear, once and for all:

loyalty is the only thing that's rewarded in the White House.

If there is any shred of doubt anywhere on the planet, let that be permanently erased. These guys are Mafiosos.

[redacted]

5. Who cares? The rest of the world: it's the lead story on Aljazeera English. Watch here

for free by clicking on my sig URL below. World news is at the top of the hour.

[BurtWorm]

7. Signature lines are currently turned off due to high traffic.

:shrug:

I'll wait.

[redacted]

9. Burt, you're on top of things today!

Try the links in the post above and if they don't work for you let me know.

[redacted]

8. Since sig lines are shut down due to traffic try this:

http://relavista.tv/aljazeera-english.html

http://www.youtube.com/aljazeeraenglish

[BurtWorm]

11. Thank you!

:toast:

[aquart]

6. This is a middle finger in the face of Europe.

Seems to me they will look at our military diminution, our financial insolvency, and decide that we need them more, way more, than they need us.

We are daring them to do something about this.

I have heard that only Canada, Japan, and the US will support Wolfie. Is China part of the World Bank? As a major borrower, they have already forced changes in Wolfie's anti-corruption strategies. Does China want him out?

How much does running the IMF matter? And is Bush strong enough to control that issue, either? Does the IMF presidency become an issue before Bush is out of office? If it doesn't, the White House's retaliatory threats are empty.

[Johonny]

10. why not

He's got as much credibility as the attorney general.

[The_Casual_Observer]

12. Woolfwhatever has the goods on jr re: the run up to Iraq.

He's being protected to the utmost high.

[malaise]

13. Wolfowitz will be gone shortly

The pressure is mounting.

One down
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6632939.stm

one to go
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6636037.stm

<snip>
Critics have argued that the scandal is damaging the credibility of the global lender, amid a recently launched anti-corruption campaign.

Dutch finance minister Wouter Bos said on Tuesday that he had "serious doubts" whether Mr Wolfowitz could remain in his post.

Belgian counterpart, Didier Reynders, said it was "impossible to go around the world speaking about good governance without good governance at the World Bank".

Add snip.

[redacted]

14. COMING UP: Investigative report on Wolfowitz/World Bank from Aljazeera English

"Banking on It"
Premieres May 9

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/02E66DDE-3F48-4A7C-B421-08C338B38DB7.htm

[Supersedeas]

15. Wow, that is some display of loyalty....or something....