Paul Dundes Wolfowitz: External Links: Nomination to Run the World Bank

The following are External Links related to the March 16, 2005, nomination of Paul Dundes Wolfowitz by President George W. Bush to run the World Bank.

• Rob Watson, "Wolfensohn to quit the World Bank," BBC, January 1, 2005: "James David Wolfensohn is to leave his job this year after 10 years as president of the World Bank Group."
• John Cavanagh, "Wanted: Dirty Rotten Scoundrel," Institute for Policy Studies, March 5, 2005 (posted): "Ten reasons why Paul Wolfowitz would be perfect for the job of World Bank president."
• Joseph Nevins, "Beware a Wolfowitz in Sheep's Clothing. Washington Backs Indonesian Military Again," Indonesia Alert, March 10, 2005.
• Al Pessin, "Bush Nominates Wolfowitz to be President of World Bank," Pentagon, Voice of America News, March 16, 2005.
• "Wolfowitz to Be Nominated as World Bank President (Update1)," Bloomberg.com, March 16, 2005.
• David Corn, "Wolfowitz To Rule World (Bank)," The Nation, March 16, 2005.
• Mark Tran, "Bush picks Wolfowitz to head World Bank," Guardian/UK, March 16, 2005.
• Tim Shorrock, "Wolfowitz's Sordid Past," Tim Shorrock Blogspot, March 16, 2005.
• "Wolfowitz tapped to lead World Bank. Pentagon official drew criticism over Iraq war," AP, March 16, 2005.
• "IMF chief says Wolfowitz has impressive record," Reuters, March 16, 2005.
• "Bush Nominates Wolfowitz for Top World Bank Spot," NPR Day to Day, March 16, 2005.
• "From Wolfensohn to Wolfowitz," Guardian/UK Blogs, March 16, 2005.
• "Bush backs US hawk for World Bank," BBC, March 17, 2005.
• "Wolfowitz Seeks to Calm Critics," BBC, March 17, 2005.
• "Dismay at Wolfowitz's nomination," BBC, March 17, 2005.
• Jim Lobe, "Wolfowitz Pick for World Bank Prompts Head-Scratching," Inter Press Service, March 17, 2005.
• Roland Watson, "Bush selects Iraq war architect to be new head of World Bank,", Times Online/UK, March 17, 2005.
• Eli Lake, "War Architects Quickly Exiting the Pentagon," New York Sun, March 17, 2005.
• Rhys Blakely, "Behind the Neocon Nomination," Times/UK, March 17, 2005.
• Leslie Wroughton, "Europeans at World Bank Cool to Wolfowitz Pick," Reuters, March 17, 2005.
• Michael Lind, "Mr. Magoo goes to the World Bank," Salon, March 17, 2005: "The problem with Paul Wolfowitz isn't that he's an evil genius. It's that he has been consistently, astonishingly, unswervingly wrong about foreign policy for 30 years."
• "World Bank board to meet informally with Wolfowitz", Reuters, March 18, 2005.
• "Wolfowitz Asks Critics to Give Him a Chance on World Bank Job", Bloomberg, March 18, 2005.
• "Bush sends hawk to lead World Bank," The Age (Australia), March 18, 2005.
• Paul Krugman, "The Ugly American Bank," New York Times, March 18, 2005.
• "Wolfowitz: No Regime Change at World Bank," Reuters, March 18, 2005.
• Joe Conason, "Head scratcher," Salon, March 18, 2005: "Bush cites Wolfowitz's Pentagon experience in choosing him to head the World Bank. Considering his atrocious track record at Defense, the Bank should get ready for an epidemic of waste, fraud and corruption." (Requires subscription or day pass.)
• Jason Vest, "Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolfowitz. He Bungled Iraq, the Pentagon, and East Timor. Look Out, World Bank—Here He Comes," Village Voice, March 18, 2005.
• Julian Borger, "Don't deposit Wolfowitz with us, plead World Bank workers", Guardian, March 19, 2005.
• Lesley Wroughton, "Wolfowitz meets World Bank shareholders", Reuters, March 19, 2005.
• "Profile: Paul Wolfowitz: Hawk with a lot of loot needs a bit of lady luck," Times Online (UK), March 20, 2005.
• Robert Preston, "Stiglitz Warns of Violence If Wolfowitz Goes to World Bank," Telegraph/UK, March 20, 2005.
• Geoffrey Lean, "EU fury grows at Wolfowitz appointment," Independent/UK, March 20, 2005.
• Paul Bluestein, "Wolfowitz Strives To Quell Criticism. World Bank Nominee Bolstering Image," Washington Post, March 21, 2005.
• Mike Whitney, "'Wolfowitz and the coming wars'," The Smirking Chimp, March 21, 2005: "The World Bank has never operated according to its mandate, (to reduce poverty in the developing countries through financial assistance) so it's better to have someone like Wolfowitz at the top-spot where the activities of the bank draw greater public scrutiny. His appointment will serve the same purpose as a warning label on medicine vial; cautioning needy third world states that overuse could be hazardous."
• "What the World is Saying… About Paul Wolfowitz's Nomination to the World Bank Presidency," Center for American Progress, March 21, 2005.
• Scott Lilly, "The Wolfowitz Outrage," Center for American Progress, March 22, 2005.
• Robert O. Boorstin, "The President's Men," Center for American Progress, March 22, 2005.
• "EU is 'concerned' over Wolfowitz", BBC News, March 23, 2005.