"...Wolfowitz is angry at the Bank at all those other than his closest spear-carriers...

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... Reports are bubbling out from Bank staff and World Bank clients that there is no way that Wolfowitz can go back to his position and keep the place from revolting against him, boycotting his presence and work, and the like. Some governments have already issued private communications to Wolfowitz not to visit them -- at least not until this imbroglio is settled. The Bank staff is in open revolt, and many fear that they will be purged by Wolfowitz if they lose this high-risk battle..."... - Steve Clemons

In this environment, it is untenable for Wolfowitz to continue in his position as president of the World Bank. For anyone who has managed a large institution knows, confidence is vital to an executive-- and having lost it, Wolfie's continued presence would be disruptive; unproductive; and, frankly downright destructive.

But of course, Wolfie doesn't care-- just as neither Alberto "Torture Guy" Gonzales; Condi "There Isn't A Lie I Won't Regurgitate for My Hus**** George" Rice continue in positions for which they too are unfit.

The message sent by the neo-con Bushies to the American people- foreign governments- and the poor of the world is:-- "screw you"!

Wolfie has absolutely no integrity whatsoever-- he's a soul-mate to George W. Bush:-- for they both only care about themselves, and do not care who they destroy in the process... Of course, this makes Wolfie unfit to continue at the World Bank.

Let us hope that donor nations and contributors boycott any funding of the World Bank until Wolfie is fired or resigns. Then, Wolfie should be banned from any position in any institution or organization that serves the public trust or requiring ethics, principles and integrity (as well as sound judgment, which Wolfie also lacks).

I'm certain that when and if the World Bank board has the courage to stand-up to the neo-fascist neo-con Bush/Cheney junta, that the staff will gladly tell Wolfie not to let the door slam him on the as* on the way out! Good riddance to bad rubbish!

Steve, I hope your characterization of Kevin Kellems' "issues" is dead accurate. I do not know this man, and am besides rather inclined to look askance at close associates of Paul Wolfowitz. However, I would think less of anyone who published insinuations of this character against any public figure without being absolutely certain of his facts.

Using "Girlfriend" is exactly like "misled" instead of "LIED". Please stop using "girlfriend".

If Wolfowitz is not yet divorced, Riza is his M-I-S-T-R-E-S-S.

Call her his Mistress.....as she is.

(George Lakoff is right -- words....and framing....matter.)

Report it like it IS, please.

Mistress is perhaps rather old-fashioned. She might better be called his high paid compagnon..Tax-payers picking up the tab.
Morally Wolfwitz is a bankrupt figure, a poor creature of failure, corruption and greed.
It is curious than none of these neocons, Cheney, Feith, Perle ever have enough of anything, be it power or money. Their motto should be "More, More, More."
They are like sponges that suck life from all that surronds them.

Or maybe Marcia their motto should be:--

"YOUR BUCKS$$$ STOP HERE ... (in my private bank account)"

War-profiteering used to be considered (by FDR, Churchill, Truman, etc.) to be an act of treason by blood-sucking opportunists... Now, it is the stuff of crooks like Bush, Cheney, Rice, Rove, Gonzales, Wolfowitz, Feith, Perle, Rumsfeld, et. al.-- blood-sucking neo-con arm-chair chicken-hawks who never served our country (because like Cheney, they had "other priorities").

Of course, our U.S. Soldiers, Reservists, and the innocent Iraqi men, women and children-- all of whom have been killed or maimed for life by the neo-con Bushies never had a chance to pursue their own "priorities" (which surely was not a disastrous fiasco of a war waged based upon treasonous lies, deceptions & falsehoods)!