http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Wed, 16 Mar 2005 23:36:20 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/03/16/145546.php#comment-129277 That's been the deal all along. 129277@blogcritics.org Wed, 16 Mar 2005 23:36:20 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/03/16/145546.php#comment-129246 Mr. P. Wolfowitz has little experience in international economic matters. And Ms. K. Hughes has little experience in diplomatic matters... Bush is promoting those who are loyal to him. That's the deal. 129246@blogcritics.org Wed, 16 Mar 2005 21:27:51 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/03/16/145546.php#comment-129197 Gerry Adams running the World Bank... there's a thought. Of course he'd nationalise it.... Or kidnap himself and then order himself to clean it out. Seriously, but, if the US wants to promote its world vision, as propogated by the neo-cons, of which Wolfie is a stalwart, then surely putting a key idealogue in charge of a key global institution is a good move. It will just make the WB even more redundant though. After the absolute mess the WB made of the Hungarian economy following democratisation, most of the former Soviet countries said thanks, but no thanks, and now many of its other potential clients are doing the same. It'll be poor Africa that suffers. As per bloody usual. 129197@blogcritics.org Wed, 16 Mar 2005 16:43:20 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/03/16/145546.php#comment-129158 Gerry Adams would be the optimum choice to lead the World Bank~~~ with Bono as his assistant ...... Now if BUSH had his way--- he'd have chosen that Vatican banker that "committed suicide" (got murdered)-- Calvi ...???? 129158@blogcritics.org Wed, 16 Mar 2005 15:32:54 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/03/16/145546.php#comment-129148 Maybe putting someone with a different perspective in charge is what the world bank needs. Right now it's so universally hated that pointing it in any other direction could only be a good thing. Dave 129148@blogcritics.org Wed, 16 Mar 2005 15:26:10 EST