Pressure grows on Wolfowitz aka "ladies man"...
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who'd a thunk Wolfy can pull the ladies...it must be is comb licking...
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/202915
Pressure grows on Wolfowitz TheStar.com - Business - Pressure grows on Wolfowitz
April 13, 2007
Lesley Wroughton
Reuters
WASHINGTON – Pressure for World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz to resign intensified Friday as the bank's board wrangled over whether his approval of a high-paying promotion for his girlfriend bent staff rules.
The controversy over the promotion overshadowed the start of meetings in Washington of finance and aid ministers from rich and developing countries.
World Bank staff and global development organizations called for Wolfowitz to step down as anger increased after his public apology and acknowledgment on Thursday that he erred in the handling of the promotion of Shaha Riza, a former senior communications officer in the bank's Middle East Department.
Bank staff have expressed their outrage on internal Internet bulletin boards, which included calls for Wolfowitz to resign. The outpouring showed lingering distrust by many staff and resentment over his close ties to the Bush administration and his role as an architect of the Iraq war while he was U.S. deputy defence secretary.
The case has been an embarrassment to Wolfowitz, who has campaigned for sound governance and against corruption since taking up the post in 2005.
Finance ministers in Washington for the meetings refused to prejudge Wolfowitz's actions or say whether he should stay or go, saying it was a matter for the World Bank's board.
"We must just allow the process to work through," said South African Finance Minister Trevor Manuel.
The White House, which nominated Wolfowitz for the job despite objections by some member countries, said it expected he would remain as bank president.
The World Bank's board, made up of representatives of the bank's 185 member countries, failed to reach a final decision on the issue overnight as it focused on the question of whether Wolfowitz, 63, gave preferential treatment to Riza.
Riza was assigned outside the bank to work with the U.S. State Department, but remained on the bank's payroll after Wolfowitz took office.
"The executive directors will move expeditiously to reach a conclusion on possible actions to take," the board said in a statement issued in the early hours of Friday morning, adding directors would consider "all relevant governance implications for the bank."
The board also said that Wolfowitz signed off on the promotion and salary increase for Riza without prior approval by the board's ethics committee.
A board source told Reuters that directors were buying time as they clarified bank rules in an unprecedented situation.
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/202915
Pressure grows on Wolfowitz TheStar.com - Business - Pressure grows on Wolfowitz
April 13, 2007
Lesley Wroughton
Reuters
WASHINGTON – Pressure for World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz to resign intensified Friday as the bank's board wrangled over whether his approval of a high-paying promotion for his girlfriend bent staff rules.
The controversy over the promotion overshadowed the start of meetings in Washington of finance and aid ministers from rich and developing countries.
World Bank staff and global development organizations called for Wolfowitz to step down as anger increased after his public apology and acknowledgment on Thursday that he erred in the handling of the promotion of Shaha Riza, a former senior communications officer in the bank's Middle East Department.
Bank staff have expressed their outrage on internal Internet bulletin boards, which included calls for Wolfowitz to resign. The outpouring showed lingering distrust by many staff and resentment over his close ties to the Bush administration and his role as an architect of the Iraq war while he was U.S. deputy defence secretary.
The case has been an embarrassment to Wolfowitz, who has campaigned for sound governance and against corruption since taking up the post in 2005.
Finance ministers in Washington for the meetings refused to prejudge Wolfowitz's actions or say whether he should stay or go, saying it was a matter for the World Bank's board.
"We must just allow the process to work through," said South African Finance Minister Trevor Manuel.
The White House, which nominated Wolfowitz for the job despite objections by some member countries, said it expected he would remain as bank president.
The World Bank's board, made up of representatives of the bank's 185 member countries, failed to reach a final decision on the issue overnight as it focused on the question of whether Wolfowitz, 63, gave preferential treatment to Riza.
Riza was assigned outside the bank to work with the U.S. State Department, but remained on the bank's payroll after Wolfowitz took office.
"The executive directors will move expeditiously to reach a conclusion on possible actions to take," the board said in a statement issued in the early hours of Friday morning, adding directors would consider "all relevant governance implications for the bank."
The board also said that Wolfowitz signed off on the promotion and salary increase for Riza without prior approval by the board's ethics committee.
A board source told Reuters that directors were buying time as they clarified bank rules in an unprecedented situation.
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Mr. Wolfowitz apologized at a morning news conference and at the atrium meeting after the staff association disclosed that it had found a dated memorandum from Mr. Wolfowitz to a vice president for human resources at the bank, apparently instructing him to agree to the terms of a raise and reassignment for Ms. Riza.
The transfer and a subsequent raise eventually took her to a pay of $193,590 from $132,660, tax-free because of her status as a diplomat, and exceeding the salaries of cabinet members. “In hindsight, I wish I had trusted my original instincts and kept myself out of the negotiations,” Mr. Wolfowitz said.
60K raise, tax-free ... not too shabby! I hope this jackass is finally going down over this.
damn...this lady must be a real deal....if you know what I mean...
I bet she licks Wolfy's comb for him....she better for that kind of money...
I feel ill.
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
I have to wonder...
what do you think wolfy's comb smells like...
sorry, I had to say it...:D
I just hope I made you laugh...at least a little...
W.House says Bush still confident in Wolfowitz
Wed Apr 18, 10:39 AM ET
The White House said on Wednesday that President George W. Bush still had "full confidence" in World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, who faces a storm of criticism for helping arrange a high-paying promotion for his girlfriend.
"We still have full confidence, the president has full confidence in President Wolfowitz," White House spokesman Tony Fratto told reporters.
Wolfowitz, a key Iraq war architect who left the Pentagon in 2005 to become president of the World Bank, played a role in dictating the terms that his girlfriend, bank employee Shaha Riza, would be offered to take an outside assignment.
The bank's board is examining Wolfowitz's role in helping to arrange the promotion and the bank's staff association has called for his resignation.
"I think the effort of the World Bank board should be to get to the facts, treat it with fairness and think of the long-term effectiveness of the institution," Fratto said.
On Sunday, World Bank member governments expressed concern the matter could harm the credibility of the poverty-fighting institution. However, Wolfowitz said he intended to stay in his job.
and this little tidbit...
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/04/18/daily-show-where-is-paul-wolfowitz-now/