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...nearly forgotten Washington truism that was proven once again this week by World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz: the longer a scandal-besmirched political appointee holds out against his critics, his party, his patrons and the press - even after all hope of redemption is lost - the greater his odds of walking away with a measure of vindication...
...Iraq invasion, then Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz assured Congress that Iraqi oil would pay for the country's occupation and reconstruction. If my Iraqi oil traders are right, it's one more thing we need to add to the long list Wolfowitz and his neo-con friends in the Administration got wrong: oil is helping pay for Iraq' s destruction...
With Paul Wolfowitz under rising pressure to resign as head of the World Bank, a new Washington parlor game has emerged: Who's the next top banker? Some names: former Afghan Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani, top right, who would be the first-ever non-U.S. bank chief; Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer (a U.S. citizen), middle; and former U.S. Trade Rep Robert Zoellick. One candidate from 2005, when Wolfowitz got the job, who hasn't gotten much traction this go-round: ex--HP CEO Carly Fiorina...
Donald Rumsfeld is gone. His war deputy, Paul Wolfowitz, also left the Pentagon and is fighting for his professional life as president of the World Bank. The Pentagon's former No. 3 civilian, policy chief Doug Feith, is at Georgetown University. He and a fellow faculty member, ex-CIA boss George Tenet, are busy lobbing charges over who is responsible for Iraq's deterioration. At the White House, two top aides responsible for Iraq policy are leaving their posts...
...Wolfowitz, of course, those critics never wanted him to be effective in the first place, since they shared neither his principles nor his priorities. He won't be forced out, he told the bank panel investigating the case, but clear him of these bogus charges, and then he will consider whether to go quietly...