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Iran to Try Bush Officials for Human Rights Abuses

Kevin Spak — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:50:05 CDT

Iran intends to try 26 current or former US officials in absentia for human rights violations and forward its findings to international tribunals, one lawmaker said today. He didn’t specify which officials, but Reuters believes it’s likely to be the same people listed on a bill currently in Iran’s parliament,...

We Dare Not Go After This Monster

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 10:15:49 CDT

The same hawks who drummed America into a "cakewalk" war in Iraq now want to march right in and liberate Libya, even though, in the case of Paul Wolfowitz, one "would think" he'd "have the good manners to shut up and take up horticulture," writes Maureen Dowd in the New...

Gore, Wolfowitz Team Up to Fight Malaysia Trial

Jane Yager — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:31:11 CDT

The case of persecuted Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has created an unlikely pair of allies: Al Gore and Paul Wolfowitz. They argue in a joint editorial for the Wall Street Journal that the US must pressure Malaysia to stop the politically motivated trial Anwar is currently facing on dubious...

Amid Scandal, IMF Exec Wins Praise for Nimble Work

Harry Kimball — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:05:11 CDT

Even as he faces a probe for misconduct, the head of the International Monetary Fund is being praised for a decisive response to the world financial crisis, Bloomberg reports. Europe’s chief banker says he’s “convinced the investigation will prove that Dominique Strauss-Kahn didn’t abuse power.” Strauss-Kahn, 59, has streamlined the...

IMF Chief Probed Over Affair

Matt Cantor — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:51:46 CDT

In a shakeup amid the financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund is investigating whether its managing director abused his position in an affair with a subordinate, the Wall Street Journal reports. Backed by US and Russian representatives, Egypt’s rep to the IMF called for the probe into the relationship between...

Wolfowitz Appointment Draws Fire

Kevin Spak — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:45:00 CST

Paul Wolfowitz is returning to the Bush administration as a security adviser, and even before it was official, the appointment was drawing boos, the New York Times reports. The controversial figure will take Fred Thompson’s seat as chairman of the Secretary of State’s International Security Advisory Board, an influential group...

Britain Tops US in Funding for World Bank

Zach Samalin — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:15:17 CST

Great Britain has supplanted the United States as the largest contributor to the World Bank, pledging $4.2 billion of the total $25.1 billion raised for the world's poorest nations, a record high. The shift in power reflects both the dollar's waning dominance as well as an end to...

Rice Ordered to Testify in Espionage Trial

Jane Yager — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:32:42 CDT

In a rare move, a federal judge yesterday ordered Condoleezza Rice and 10 other high-ranking officials to testify at the upcoming trial of two pro-Israel lobbyists accused of espionage. National security adviser Stephen Hadley and former Defense official Paul Wolfowitz are among those subpoenaed to testify on behalf of the...

World Bank President Touts New Strategy

Peter Fearon — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:25:04 CDT

Robert Zoellick has outlined a new strategy for the World Bank, including giving the private sector a bigger role in development, speeding aid to countries coming out of conflict, and promoting green energy alternatives, Reuters reports. The new president has been quick to reposition the global bank's mission following the...