Robert Zoellick - wrong choice for the World Bank
pax hominibus | 31.05.2007 10:08
Bush has proposed Robert Zoellick as the new President of the World Bank.
As always with Bush candidates, it is the political connections, rather than merits, which dictate the choice.
As always with Bush candidates, it is the political connections, rather than merits, which dictate the choice.
Would you choose this guy to head the World Bank ?!
In 1998 he was a signatory to the Project for a New American Century (PNAC) letter to Bill Clinton, advocating war against Iraq. James Wolfowitz, current World Bank head, was also a signatory to this letter. As a pro-war neo-con he is no different from Wolfowitz...
http://www.newamericancentury.org/iraqclintonletter.htm He was a share-holder and consultant to Enron, the energy company which went bankrupt in 2002...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sta.../enron/21c.stm He was a key figure in the American WTO case against the EU which sought to impose GM crops and GM food on Europe...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3025217.stm So, certainly not the person to restore trust in the World Bank, nor to work as an advocate for the world's poor!
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