Wolfie doesn't know when to quit, does he?

this totally supports my theory that wolfie was placed by bush at the world bank in no small part because he would push the bank back in to iraq, where it would offer loans to the iraqi government to rebuild the oil industry infrastructure, thus allowing the global oil companies to avoid paying for it themselves, and to start logging profits as soon as they started up after the passage of the iraqi oil law... the bank's staff have been largely opposed and i thought perhaps that wolfie's announced resignation would bring it to a halt... guess again...

Departing Wolfowitz Names New Iraq Director

\The World Bank has just appointed a new country head for Iraq despite security and corruption concerns, according to a leaked document.

The news emerged just days after outgoing World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz promised not make any major new appointments at the institution.

The Government Accountability Project, a Washington-based watchdog group, released an email it says it obtained from sources inside the Bank showing Daniela Gressani, vice president for the Middle East and North Africa Region, making the announcement.

"I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Simon Stolp as Country Manager, Iraq," said Gressani in her email, a copy of which was seen by IPS.

A World Bank official in the Middle East department who wished to remain unidentified confirmed the news to IPS.

Stolp, an Australian national, worked previously in Iraq as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Defence where he supported changes in the Iraqi electricity sector. In 2005, he was awarded the Joint Civilian Service Award by the Pentagon, which is granted to civilians who demonstrate high service "supporting the U.S. military".

wolfowitz is some piece of work, isn't he...?

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