Wolfowitz's New War


Washington Post - World Opinion Roundup by Jefferson Morely

Last month, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz declared war on corruption. And he's getting far better press for that battle than for the war in Iraq, which he championed as deputy U.S. defense secretary.

Transparency Watch, an international anti-corruption watchdog group, has endorsed his effort, which has already resulted in the freezing of Bank loans to India, Kenya, Bangladesh and Chad. Wolfowitz says he wants to prevent corrupt officials from diverting the money to their own pockets.
When Washington Post columnist Sebastian Mallaby reported last month that Wolfowitz had dinner with Kenyan investigator John Githongo, the meal made front-page news in the Nation, a leading Nairobi daily. Several senior Kenyan officials have resigned in recent months after revelations about huge government contract payments to non-existent companies in Europe.

Did I do this one right? The format seems to be different for the diaries.


Sir John Hawkwood March 10, 2006 - 1:37pm

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