Will Jr. trade a wolf for a poodle?

[deminks]

Is that why he did an about face about Wolfie?

Just curious.





http://www.ft.com/cms/s/337a18b6-017c-11dc-8b8c-000b5df10621,dwp_uuid=5aedc804-2f7b-11da-8b51-00000e2511c8.html

[deminks]

1. This rumor also mentioned on the Newshour tonight

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/international/jan-june07/wolfowitz_05-16.html

KRISHNA GUHA: There are already quite widespread calls for a much more fundamental rethink as to how the World Bank president is chosen and really whether that person should be nominated by the U.S. and have to be a U.S. citizen.

In the short term, however, my sense is that the Europeans and others who have been leading the fight against Mr. Wolfowitz would be willing to settle for a U.S. citizen nominated by the Bush administration, provided -- and it's a big proviso -- that person was someone who commanded universal international respect.

JIM LEHRER: There was a report today that Tony Blair was on -- the outgoing prime minister of Britain -- was on the possible list. Have you heard that yourself?

KRISHNA GUHA: Well, look, I personally feel that Tony Blair might make a very good head of the World Bank, and there are certainly many people, including some within the administration, who share that view. But it's not obvious that Mr. Blair actually is keen to take the job himself. There's been no indication of that thus far.

[malaise]

2. We raised that on DU earlier today

It would be very, very wrong since Blair is just leaving office.

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