Wolfowitz: "Anständiger Mann mit Herz"
FAZ: Als der amerikanische Präsident George W. Bush im März 2005 den damaligen stellvertretenden Verteidigungsminister Paul Wolfowitz für das Amt des Weltbankpräsidenten nominierte, lobte er ihn als einen „anständigen Mann mit Herz“. Gleichwohl bedurfte es in den folgenden Wochen vieler Gespräche, um im Kreis der mehr als 180 Anteilseigner des multilateralen Kreditinstituts die Widerstände gegen jenen Mann zu überwinden, der außerhalb Amerikas vor allem als „Hardliner“ und als treibende Kraft hinter dem Irak-Krieg wahrgenommen wurde. „Hardliner“ mit Herz (mehr)

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Wolfowitz Quits
BBC: Paul Wolfowitz is to quit as president of the World Bank following a bitter promotion row involving his partner.

The global lending body said Mr Wolfowitz would step down on 30 June and that it would begin the search for a successor immediately. World Bank head Wolfowitz to quit (more)

FINANCIAL TIMES:
Wolfowitz steps down as World Bank president

TIMESONLINE:
Wolfowitz resigns after scandal over girlfriend’s pay rise

DIE WELT:
Das Ende des Bush-Kandidaten

LE FIGARO:
Wolfowitz démissionne de la Banque mondiale

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Administrateurs de la Banque mondiale travaillent à la finalisation d’un scenario de sortie de Wolfowitz
LE MONDE: Après une crise de six semaines, l'avenir de Paul Wolfowitz à la tête de la Banque mondiale devrait finalement être décidé, jeudi 17 mai. Selon des sources proches de la Banque, les administrateurs de l'institution et les avocats de Paul Wolfowitz travaillent actuellement à la finalisation d'un scénario de sortie permettant au président de démissionner sans perdre totalement la face, car l'institution assumerait une partie des faits qui lui sont reprochés. Paul Wolfowitz négocierait son départ de la Banque mondiale (encore)

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Wolfowitz: The more you dig, the dirtier it gets
SPIEGELONLINE INTERNATIONAL: The cronyism that may cost him his World Bank job is also what caused the Iraq debacle.

The executive board of the World Bank mulled a possible vote of no confidence in the leadership of its president, Paul Wolfowitz, this weekend. How did the renowned neoconservative and former deputy secretary of defense, a primary architect of the Iraq war, come to these straits? Is he, as he claims, the victim of a smear campaign by those who dislike his politics? Or do the charges of favoritism and nepotism reflect genuine character flaws?

The small morality play unfolding at the World Bank tells us something significant about how the United States became bogged down in the Iraq quagmire when Wolfowitz was highly influential at the Department of Defense. The simple fact is that Wolfowitz has throughout his entire career demonstrated a penchant for cronyism and for smearing and marginalizing perceived rivals as tactics for getting his way. He has been arrogant and highhanded in dismissing the views of wiser and more informed experts, exhibiting a narcissism that is also apparent in his personal life. Indeed, these tactics are typical of what might be called the "neoconservative style." Paul Wolfowitz’s Fatal Weakness (more) By Juan Cole

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Wolfowitz: Wolf-like Tactics at the Top
THE TELEGRAPH: Paul Wolfowitz, the embattled World Bank chief, launched into a threatening tirade against members of his staff when news of his controversial pay and promotion package for his girlfriend began to leak out, it emerged yesterday.

The revelation was one of the more damning elements of a 600-page report by a special investigative panel, which concluded that the scandal "had a dramatic, negative effect on the reputation and credibility" of the bank. Wolfowitz ‘threatened bank staff after leak’ (more)

TIMESONLINE: Shift in White House stance leaves Wolfowitz facing exit

FINANCIAL TIMES: White House signals change on Wolfowitz

“I implore each of you to be fair in making your decision, because your decision will not only affect my life, it will affect how this institution is viewed in the United States and the world” - Wolfowitz [Source: THE AUSTRALIAN]

THE AUSTRALIAN: Wolfowitz begs to stay at World Bank

DIE WELT: Zukunft von Wolfowitz in der Schwebe

FAZ: Wolfowitz will sich nur ändern, nicht abtreten

DIE PRESSE: Die Weltabank wird bedeutungslos

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Tony Snow on Wolfowitz: A lot of mistakes were made but they were not a firing offence
BBC: The president of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz, is meeting the bank's 24-member executive board to respond to allegations against him.

The meeting comes after the panel said he broke bank rules by helping secure a pay rise for his girlfriend.

The board has the power to dismiss him or could choose to report a lack of confidence in his leadership.

Earlier in the day, the White House said it still supported Mr Wolfowitz, but added all options were still open.

"We've made clear that we support Paul Wolfowitz", said spokesman Tony Snow, but added that the bank's "best interests" also had to be served. World Bank hears Wolfowitz case (more)

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”Une semaine supplémentaire à Paul Wolfowitz pour répondre aux accusations de népotisme”

Photo de Paul Wolfowitz grâce à Google Images

TRIBUNE DE GENÈVE: Le conseil d'administration de la Banque mondiale a accordé une semaine supplémentaire à Paul Wolfowitz pour répondre aux accusations de népotisme dont il fait l'objet et qui menacent son maintien à la tête de l'institution multilatérale. La Banque mondiale accorde une semaine de délai à Paul Wolfowitz (encore)

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