Oh, Paul. It's not enough to help launch The War. It's not enough to further fuck up the World Bank during your tenure. It's not enough to leave in disgrace. You've got to make a fast buck, too.
It's just so infuriating. From: http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/... by way of www.rawstory.com.
Apparently on June 1, Wolfowitz's WB contract kicks in a nice fat 400 large bonus. Reportedly, the deliberations involve Wolfie's desire to secure that cash in his account before he backs out the door. To wit:
Wolfowitz is angry at the Bank at all [sic] those other than his closest spear-carriers. At one level, he does not want to resign and wants to tear the World Bank apart by forcing escalation in this war. But others -- particularly Secretary of the Treasury Hank Paulson -- have made it clear behind the scenes that a negotiated outcome that saves some face for Wolfowitz will give all sides an opportunity to push what one Paulson insider calls "the reset button."
Absolutely shameless. Check out this nugget:
One blast in the battle are revelations that it costs the Bank a whopping $5 million per year to pay for Wolfowitz's security detail. Others have told me of Wolfowitz's failure to discipline aide Kevin Kellems for equally whopping violations of Bank protocol -- particularly while traveling on Bank business.
The World Bank was never an institution of Pure Light and Goodness, but under Wolfie's tenure it's become anti-family planning, anti-choice, and Evangelical. For so many reasons, please...throw this man in the dustbin of history.