Yesterday, he acknowledged that he “made a mistake” when he became personally involved in securing a promotion and a pay raise far in excess of the normal maximum for his girlfriend, Shaha Riza.
Riza’s promotion came with a pay increase that was more than double the amount allowed by staff rules.
“According to the Government Accountability Project, a watchdog group, she has received two raises totaling $61,000 since Wolfowitz took over as president. The group said bank payroll documents put her current annual salary at $193,590.”
Wolfowitz’s admission of wrongdoing came only as the 24-member World Bank board met in a marathon emergency session to discuss his fate. The Board issued a statement saying it would “move expeditiously to reach a conclusion on possible actions to take.”
Wolfowitz tried to explain away his behavior, claiming his mistakes were made because “he had to deal with it when he was new to this institution and trying to navigate in uncharted waters.” He added that criticism of him should not focus on his role in the Iraq
war. “For people who disagree with me based on things in my previous job, I am not in my previous job.”
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Wolfie paid for sex and he must be real bad because he paid 61,000 dollars to hold a woman's hand. What would it have cost him for more. Now he will lose his job which he isn't qualified for anyway. Bush still supports him like he supported Rummy. This time it's up to the United Nations and folks Wolfie has no friends there. His staff can't stand him and he's dirty too. For Wolfie there's always work at the post office.
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