Wolfowitz No Longer in World Bank Race -- Wolfensohn

[DoYouEverWonder]

Mar 03, 2005

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz is no longer in the running to head the World Bank, outgoing bank president James Wolfensohn said Thursday.

"Mr Wolfowitz is no longer part, I think, of the exercise, so I don't think there is any need to comment," Wolfensohn told reporters after meeting European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso in Brussels.

He said his successor should be somone who was passionate about fighting poverty and promoting human development, not just a good manager.

Asked whether Wolfowitz met the criteria, he joked: "I submitted the name of my son and I think they got it mixed it up."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&ncid=578&e=10&u=/nm/20050303/ts_nm/aid_world_wolfowitz_dc

[Cooley Hurd]

1. THANK (insert deity of choice here)!!!

I've been hearing rumblings that Bono is in the running - if so, I can think of no better choice!

[annabanana]

2. Do you think

Some of the 'movers and shakers' in the rest of the world just gave the neocons a great big "hell no"?

[Earth_First]

3. It's likely...

in my mind, however. I agree with you.

[Judi Lynn]

4. Wolfowitz No Longer in World Bank Race -- Wolfensohn

Wolfowitz No Longer in World Bank Race -- Wolfensohn
Thu Mar 3, 2005 06:23 AM ET

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz is no longer in the running to head the World Bank, outgoing bank president James Wolfensohn said Thursday.
"Mr Wolfowitz is no longer part, I think, of the exercise, so I don't think there is any need to comment," Wolfensohn told reporters after meeting European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso in Brussels.

He said his successor should be somone who was passionate about fighting poverty and promoting human development, not just a good manager.

Asked whether Wolfowitz met the criteria, he joked: "I submitted the name of my son and I think they got it mixed it up."
(snip/...)

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7795764

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[indepat]

5. That Wolfowitz was ever in the race is preposterous

[wicket]

7. amen to that!

[Skidmore]

6. Wolfensohn considers Wolfowitz "a good manager"....

talk about bad judgement.

[oasis]

8. Wolfowitz "fights poverty" by dropping smart bombs on weak nations. (eom)

[John_H]

9. those people didn't need those hands anyway since

as any good rethug will tell you, poor people are poor because they won't work.

[Botany]

10. Just goes to show you

That starting an unneeded war that has killed over 100,000 people was and
is not Mr. Wolfie's only area of interest. The man has no shame.

Stephanie :loveya: Miller

[David__77]

11. I wish they had picked him, kind of.

These reactionary institutions of austerity are merchants of death for the third world. Why not have a real live murderer as their head? It might further arouse the people's anger around the world, which is a good thing.