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Barrett808 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 06:31 PM
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US urges World Bank give Wolfowitz 'fair process'
Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday urged a World Bank panel allow bank President Paul Wolfowitz "sufficient time" to respond to findings that he broke rules by directing a promotion and pay rise for his companion.

Treasury spokesperson Brookly McLaughlin said Wolfowitz deserved a fair process, amid the controversy over his handling of the promotion and pay deal he oversaw for his companion, Shaha Riza, a Middle East expert at the bank who was transferred to the U.S. State Department in 2005 to avoid conflict of interest problems.

"From the start Secretary Paulson has said that President Wolfowitz is a dedicated public servant and deserves a fair process rather than a rush to judgment," McLaughlin told Reuters, referring to U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.

"That includes sufficient time to review the ad hoc committee's report and respond, as well as sufficient time for the ad hoc committee to consider his response to the report," McLaughlin said.

"Anything less than a fair process would reflect poorly on an institution as important and respected as the World Bank," she added.


Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N08200426.htm
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theoldman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 06:35 PM
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1. Halfwits is the one who reflects poorly on the organization.
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Drum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 06:36 PM
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2. It isn't a court...it's a bank and therefore about trust.
The US Treas should STFU. Throw the bum out!
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whistle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 06:37 PM
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3. What fucking business does the U.S. Treasury have for sticking up
....for that neocon bastard Paul Wolfowitz? Get these bastards out of politics for God's sake!
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hayu_lol Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 06:40 PM
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4. Fire the bastard...
he was one of the 'cakewalk' goons. Fire his Bimbo as well.
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fooj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 06:47 PM
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5. "Fair process" or a FREE PASS?
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Rude Horner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 07:07 PM
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6. In other words, ...
give us time to delete emails, hide records, refuse to testify, blame other people, and think up bullshit responses to questions you might ask.

:mad:
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burrowowl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 07:07 PM
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7. DOWN WITH THE WORLD BANK!
WOLFOWITZ AND ALL!!!!!!!!

It has created more poverty and enriched more CORPORATE CAPITALISTS than anything I know of!
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cliss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-08-07 07:10 PM
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8. Owtch.
I wondered if Paul Wolfotwit was nearby when he heard this Impassioned Defense.

"President Wolfowitz is a dedicated public SERVANT."

Oh Yeah Right.
Not in this Lifetime, says Ole Paul.
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tanyev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 07:22 AM
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9. Just like we need to allow more time for the surge in Iraq to work.
:eyes:
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One_Life_To_Give Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 10:59 AM
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10. Apparently those making charges are no saints
Perhaps we should concider todays Wall Street Journal Editorial. Now I am no Wolfowitz fan. But I have to wonder if perhaps those seeking his ouster aren't supporting their own cronyism by trying to get rid of another.
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Zynx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 11:13 AM
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11. You can actually stand to read the WSJ editorial page???
Edited on Wed May-09-07 11:15 AM by Zynx
It literally does not matter what the facts are on any issue to those guys. They'll spin, omit, or just plain make something up in order to base their argument in something.

In this case, Wolfowitz is their boy, and has been since before the Iraq war. Their opinion is biased and worthless.
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Barrett808 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 07:12 PM
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12. The Financial Times editorial was much better
Edited on Wed May-09-07 07:53 PM by Barrett808
And they called for his resignation in no uncertain terms:

Wolfowitz must be told to resign now
Recent Revelations Have Stripped Him of His Authorithy
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/ba93a148-e95b-11db-a162-000b5df10621.html
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 07:21 PM
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13. White House: Give Wolfowitz Fair Hearing
Source: ap





White House: Give Wolfowitz Fair Hearing

JEANNINE AVERSA | AP | May 9, 2007 12:23 PM EST


WASHINGTON — Embattled World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz deserves a "fair process and a fair hearing of the facts" surrounding his involvement in arranging a promotion and pay package for his girlfriend, the White House said Wednesday.

The comments from presidential counselor Dan Bartlett came as the international lending institution's 24-member board edged closer to a decision on Wolfowitz's fate.

The controversy over Wolfowitz's handling of the 2005 promotion and compensation package for bank employee Shaha Riza has prompted calls for his resignation.

Wolfowitz attorney, Robert Bennett, has been pressing the bank to have more time for his client to defend himself. Specifically he wants more time to respond to a report by a special bank panel that accuses Wolfowitz of circumventing bank rules when he arranged for the compensation package.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20070509/world-bank-wolfowitz
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Monkeyman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 07:21 PM
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14. Wasn't he going to give his final word today
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MUAD_DIB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 07:21 PM
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15. In any other circumstance, if John or Jane Q murkin were to pull this crap

they would be fired from their job.

Right?

Time to go Wolfie.
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Zenlitened Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 07:21 PM
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20. Yeah, really. Supervisor gives a pay raise to the employee he or she is dating...

:shrug: Would you even be allowed to clean out your desk, or would they just hand you a box with your stuff in it as security escorts you to the door?

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ForPeace Donating Member (122 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 07:21 PM
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16. Yeah - give him a chance to explain
like perhaps she really needed the money!
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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 07:21 PM
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17. They'll just stonewall and stall till they figure out a worse choice
That's always their way. They clearly haven't found a divisive enough figure to take his place yet. Once they do, they'll throw Wolfie under the bus.
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Amonester Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-10-07 01:08 AM
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36. Not b4 their Wolfowar Criminal can cash in "our" $400,000 and ...
then donate a good chunk of it to the RNC.

Mark my word.
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global1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 07:21 PM
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18. Do As They Say - Not As They Do.......
not like *Co has ever given anyone a fair hearing or process.
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Sanity Claws Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 07:21 PM
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19. He should get the same type of hearing as Gitmo prisoners
Gitmo prisoners have their life and liberty at issue. Wolfowitz has only his job at stake. Life and liberty are far more important that a job to a rich dude so a Gitmo hearing is more than enough for him.
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DrDan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 07:21 PM
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21. like junior is willing to give the Guantanamo prisoners
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truthisfreedom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 07:21 PM
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22. We have to keep in mind what happened here. Wolfie's g/f was given a job with cheney's daughter to
Edited on Wed May-09-07 04:58 PM by truthisfreedom
disburse $50M to improve our image in the Mideast (read "whitewash".) cheney has a personal interest in keeping a lid on this, and he knows it's much more likely that the press will rifle through every detail of the story if Wolfie is forced to resign.

on edit:

Here is the link to the original story from Village Voice, November 11 of 2005:

{url]http://villagevoice.com/blogs/bushbeat/archive/2005/11/morning_report_219.php
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Solly Mack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 07:21 PM
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23. fair uh?
snort
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 07:21 PM
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24. Fair process and a fair hearing?
But, what if he's an enemy combatant? Can we afford to take that chance? Do we want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud? There may be only a 1% chance that Mr. Wolfowitz is in league with Al Qaeda, but can we really be so naive as to think that Al Qaeda couldn't possibly have corrupted him? Better safe than sorry, says I. Let's turn him over to our good friends the Egyptians, just to be sure. You know?
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habitual Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 07:21 PM
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25. He already had a fair hearing.
he went before the board and gave his side of the story. Then the board heard from lots of other witnesses, then they created this report.

Once again, the administration just thinks they can say whatever they want. HE HAD A FAIR HEARING.

LIARS.
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Hand Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 07:21 PM
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26. Board to Chimpy:
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MasonJar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 07:21 PM
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27. Why? He didn't give Iraq and Saddam a fair hearing. The troops didn't
get one! The Iraqis didn't get one in their own country! They all got unfair hearings thanks in part to the "lick my comb" guy. (Whenever I think back on that particular part of Farenheit 9/11, I gag.)
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pdefalla Donating Member (133 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 07:21 PM
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28. Fair Trial? What a great idea!
You know, Wolfowitz can be fired from his job by his bosses for any reason at all. He serves "at the pleasure" of the board of directors of the World Bank, and the board wants him out.
But if we are going to require that he get a "fair process and hearing of the facts", lets extend that to the 9 fired USA's and open up hearings to determine if they should have been fired. It's amusing how Bush's notion of "fairness" is determined by the party of the person being discharged.....
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IdaBriggs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 07:21 PM
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29. Translation: Drag it out long enough for his "golden parachute" to kick in! nt
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Honeycombe8 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 07:21 PM
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30. As fair as the proceedings to wage war against Iraq? Okay...
let's have a fair hearing like THAT was. That way, the UN can just MAKE EVIDENCE UP and use it as "proof"!
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cliss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 07:21 PM
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31. Oh my God,
this is becoming unbelievable. The way they're hanging on!!! This is just amazing, there is NO WAY Wolfotwit can rescue himself at this point. The White House is truly demonstrating to the world how really DERANGED they are. How divorced from reality. They think they can dictate how things will go.

Can you imagine, the pressure that the Board of Directors must be under, right now? I bet the White House is pressuring them, like crazy "LET HIM STAY", "KEEP HIM", "YOU KEEP HIM OR ELSE".

And all this dirt is spilling out as it goes on.
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jody Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 07:21 PM
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32. Dubya said of Karla Faye Tucker just before he ordered her execution,
"'Please,' Bush whimpers, his lips pursed in mock desperation, 'don't kill me.'"

To paraphrase Dubya's immoral statement for Paul Wolfowitz, "Please, don't fire me"
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Straight Shooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 07:21 PM
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33. You mean "fair" like the way you treated those purged U.S. Attorneys?
Poor misunderstood Wolfowitz. Somebody call a waaahmbulance.

:nopity:
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-09-07 07:21 PM
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34. You or I can get fired for good reason, bad reason, or no reason at all
So what's this fair hearing shit?
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TankLV Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-10-07 12:08 AM
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35. SEND HIM TO GITMO!!! It's "fair" after all, right?
Let him do the Gitmo dance - and maybe after 10 or 12 years we'll get around to having his case come up for its initial meeting...
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