World Bank staff air concern over Wolfowitz controversy (Reuters)

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

World Bank staff air concern over Wolfowitz controversy

By Lesley Wroughton
May 4, 2007

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 700 World Bank staff have signed a
letter expressing concern and calling for a resolution of a crisis involving
bank President Paul Wolfowitz as a decision over his leadership looms.

In a rare move, the 718 employees have added their names to a letter
first circulated on April 26 by 46 World Bank officials on the frontlines
of implementing the bank's anti-corruption strategy, revealing a
groundswell of discontent.

The next 72 hours will be critical for the former No. 2 Pentagon official
accused of violating staff rules by directing a high-paid promotion for
his companion Shaha Riza, a World Bank Middle East expert, as an
investigating panel prepares to announce its findings.

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The letter has become an outlet for staff from all levels at the bank to
show their discontent with the controversy and over how it could
damage the perception of the poverty-fighting institution in the
developing world.

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Read more: http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=3141690

[aquart]

1. What do you do when they just won't GO?

How does the board get this creep out of the building?

[tabasco]

2. Reminds me of " The Thing That Wouldn't Leave."

An old SNL skit. I think John Belushi played an unwelcome visitor who just wouldn't go home.

[dave_p]

4. Reminds me of the Bush White House

I guess when everybody knows you're an incompetent crook, moving elsewhere doesn't offer much consolation.

[burrowowl]

3. The WB is a disgrace and evil!

Get rid of the WB along with Wolfowitz!

[PaDem]

5. Let's just shut down the WB and be done with it...........

it has done much more damage than it has good.