Bad News For Wolfowitz

Bad news for everyone's favorite romantic neoconservative.

A World Bank investigation panel has found the bank's president Paul Wolfowitz violated his contract by promoting his partner within the organisation.

The panel has ruled that Mr Wolfowitz's actions constituted a conflict of interest.

The finding makes it increasingly difficult for the former Bush Administration official to keep his post.

The Bush administration did their usual tactic of trying to delay the release of the panel report. The White House did not want the World Bank board to read the damaging findings.

The special panel said the full 24-member board must consider whether Wolfowitz "will be able to provide the leadership" to ensure that the bank achieves its mission of fighting poverty around the world.

The White House and Wolfowitz are wasting their time fighting this. Wolfowitz was disliked by Bank members when he got the job. Now that he is knee deep in a scandal of showing favoritism towards his girlfriend; there is no way he can continue as President. Bank members are already in open revolt. The longer Wolfowitz and the Bushies fight this the more damge they inflict upon themselves.