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Wolfowitz defies critics in role at World Bank (Filed: 01/04/2005) The American nominee to lead the World Bank says he will be true to its core aim of transforming the lives of the poor despite critics claiming he is just a tool of the US administration. As the bank's 24 executive directors met to appoint Paul Wolfowitz as successor to James Wolfensohn, the US deputy defence secretary was criticised as having scant experience of development issues. Critics also queried the purpose of the World Bank, which was created in 1944 along with the International Monetary Fund. After confirmation by the directors, Mr Wolfowitz will head an organisation with nearly 10,000 staff that last year extended $20 billion in funding for development projects around the globe. Sebastian Mallaby, the author, said Mr Wolfowitz faced a daunting challenge in ensuring the bank's relevance. Writing for the journal Foreign Affairs, Mallaby said: "An incoming president will soon confront a nearly impossible challenge: saving the bank from the same caste of statesmen, high-level commissions and civil-society activists." For his supporters, Mr Wolfowitz is just the man for that job. Who better to reform a valuable but bloated organisation than an arch "neo-conservative" with the ear of President George W Bush, they ask. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> DonorsChoose. A simple way to provide underprivileged children resources often lacking in public schools. Fund a student project in NYC/NC today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/EHLuJD/.WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
