World Bank's Wolfowitz asked to explain promotion

[Joanne98]

Source: Reuters

By Lesley Wroughton

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank's employee organization has questioned the promotion and pay rise of a female staffer it says is involved with bank President Paul Wolfowitz.

In a letter circulated internally to staff on Tuesday, the bank's Staff Association demanded an explanation from Wolfowitz and the board of member countries for what it called "violations of staff rules in favor of a staff member closely associated with the president."

The relationship with Shaha Riza, a former senior gender specialist and senior communications advisor in the bank's Middle East Department who had worked at the bank for eight years, became public when Wolfowitz took the helm of the bank in 2005.

The issue is the latest in a string of tensions between Wolfowitz and the Staff Association that began soon after his arrival at the bank accompanied by an inner circle of advisors who had previously worked for the Pentagon and White House.



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[ck4829]

1. K&R

[benld74]

2. K&R

[sabra]

3. seems like Wolfie's girlfriend makes more than Condi

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x582961

[AnneD]

5. And probably

for less work. This has been common knowledge for some time.

[EST]

4. Does this mean

sexually involved?

GAAK! Just imagine THAT thing crawling across the covers toward you! urrp :puke:

[NanceGreggs]

6. I guess it's true that there's someone out there for everyone ...

... including a comb-sucking creep.

[global1]

8. Come On - Give Him A Break - He Needs Someone To Sew Up The Holes In His Socks.....nt

[NanceGreggs]

14. LOL - forgot about THAT one! n/t

[Joanne98]

17. LOL!

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

22. he spit on his comb, not sucked on it, right?

Of course it would take money to get someone to be around that.

Ewwwww!

[Kool Kitty]

27. I don't think there is enough money ANYWHERE

that would make me get naked with that. (And I'm no beauty, mind you. But I try to keep my relationships with those of my own species. I don't know WHAT he is.) Ugh. :puke:

[opihimoimoi]

28. If I recall correctly...in 9/11...he LICKED HIS COMB...Ewwwwww

[Turbineguy]

7. "What a small

penis you have Grandma!"

[EST]

9. Snort!

Ever get spit in your nose?!

[valerief]

13. Oh, she's got to be a beard, unless she's a beast, too. nt

[durtee librul]

30. NAhhhh, no sex, she just holds his

Congressional Medal of Honor for him in the shower.

[youngdem]

10. Shaha Riza is also his SAIC handler

Which handles all manner of intelligence operations for the US government, including the very strange Stargate Project.

I also assume she is a spook based on how many different places she seems to show up, but that is just a guess.

[Infomaniac]

11. Mom also said there was a lid for every pot

I would not want to be his matching lid or pot. Ick.

[Deb]

12. He'll have a harder time explaining his relationship with

an Arab feminist to bush's base. You just can't make this stuff up.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55423-2005Mar21.html

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

15. "She's the only one I know who enjoys comb sucking!"

:rofl:

:puke:

[grasswire]

16. yeah, and he's married, with three kids

How does he get away with this?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

18. Why is this man head of the World Bank?

I wouldn't even buy a used car from him?

Fire him.

[badgervan]

21. Because...

he's a loyal bushie. The pure arrogance and greed continues to boggle the mind. What won't these scum attempt?

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

23. because his last name has Wolfe in it, like former head of WB

George Bush thought it would be a big ha ha:

World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn participated in the ...
wbln0018.worldbank.org/eurvp/web.nsf/Pages/Germany-Activities

[Algorem]

34. needed job after his Saliva Salon line of hair care products didn't

catch on

[MiniMe]

19. What is a gender specialist? Is there a question about Wolfowitz's gender?

[Supersedeas]

31. hmmmmm

[saigon68]

36. ~

[ProudDad]

20. The real crime is that the World Bank isn't...

"Wolfowitz, 61, and Riza, who's said to be in her mid-fifties, are both divorced. They have declined to publicly discuss their relationship but share a desire to democratize the Middle East. Riza, an Oxford-educated British citizen, was born in Tunisia and grew up in Saudi Arabia. She's known for her expertise on women's rights and has been listed on the bank's Web site as a media contact for Iraq reconstruction issues."

World Bank president seems to be reserved for fuckups from various U.S. administrations. That was McNamara's job after SecDef for Lyndon in the 60s.



Imagine if the World Bank was a real bank -- like the Grameen bank.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grameen_Bank

Fat chance :shrug:

[Kool Kitty]

38. ".....they both share a desire to democratize the Middle East..."

How romantic! A shared vision. Is this the explanation? They want Wolfowitz to explain, well, here it is: "I found someone willing to fuck me-spit comb, holey socks and all. The pay raise? Well, I had to do something for her, you know, the "shared vision" thing will only get you so far. Why do I have to explain this? I never had to explain anything when I worked at the Pentagon. How dare you?"

[Critters2]

24. Someone is involved with Wolfowitz

and I can't get a date. I must be hideous.

[badgervan]

26. Don't Feel Bad...

Can you imagine if this pair were young enough to procreate, what that poor kid would look like? Reminds me of the old joke: you'd have to tie a pork chop around the kid's neck to get the dog to play with him/her.

[autorank]

25. The aspens are turning, the vultures are circling...K&R

...word must be out that Bush is on his way. The lap dogs will find it hard to maintain their nepotism based positions. What does Wolfowitz know about banking...oh, probably about as much as he knew about Iraq.

[durtee librul]

29. Well he knows how to lose $8M in a heartbeat...

so does that qualify him for the position?

[sellitman]

32. Here is a picture of her.

If you want to call it a "her" :puke:

[UTUSN]

33. HaHAH!!1 Well, if she's providing sex to WOLFOWITZ she deserves SOMEthing!!1 n/t

[MasonJar]

35. What is so amazing to me that any woman would go out with that

freak. She certainly deserves every penny she gets, since that is a horrible way to earn it. Sarcasm, of course.

[bobthedrummer]

37. It goes back to the "total war" criminals and is located in the WH

here's a cross-post from an interesting thread Joanne98-check this out.

"Elizabeth CHENEY was a 'colleague' of Wolfowitz's partner Shaha Ali Riza"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x548152x#651509