Wolfowitz at the World Bank: The President Who Just Wouldn't Go

by Markus Schlegel | April 25, 2007 at 10:11 am

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The New York Times describes in an article that things are pretty much boiling over at the World Bank.
Apparently, board members' frustration with Wolfowitz's stance on governance and double standards, plus the attempt to force a neocon agenda upon the bank have even angered aides to British Prime Minister, Tony Blair.

Wolfowitz, in the meantime, seems to be clinging to his seat as if it were a floating piece of timber of a long sunk boat.

Read the full NYT item here:

At a meeting between Paul D. Wolfowitz and his top managers at the World Bank last week, Mr. Wolfowitz made an unusual confession. “I understand that I’ve lost a lot of trust, and I want to build that trust back up,” he said, according to people present.