[Peace-discuss] Fwd: Anarchists Endorse Wolfowitz for World Bank President

[Alfred Kagan]

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> INTER-AMERICAN ANTI-DEVELOPMENT BANK
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> March 17, 2005 | 7:00 pm EST
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> ANARCHISTS ENDORSE WOLFOWITZ FOR WORLD BANK PRESIDENT
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> Choice will galvanize opposition to the World Bank
>
> Washington, DC -- Anarchist economists with the Inter-American 
> Anti-Development Bank today endorsed Paul Wolfowitz as the new 
> president of the World Bank. At a time when the World Bank is enjoying 
> an improved image as a so-called poverty reduction organization, 
> Wolfowitz will help restore the Bank's image as an international 
> purveyor of unrestricted capitalism and predatory imperialism. For too 
> long the World Bank has been restrained by wussy neoliberal policies. 
> Under Wolfowitz's tutelage we can expect to see a pumped-up Neo-World 
> Bank which will rely on state power instead of "free markets" to 
> maintain American economic hegemony around the globe.
>
> Paul Wolfowitz brings an incredible international development resume 
> to the Bank. In his current stint as Assistant Secretary of Defense, 
> Wolfowitz led American development efforts in Iraq. Under Wolfowitz's 
> watch, Iraq moved from a country which had been bombed back to the 
> Stone Age to a country that has been bombed back to the Bronze Age. 
> Wolfowitz also led efforts to wean Iraqis from their dependency on an 
> oil-based economy. Thanks to oil shortages and power blackouts, 
> ordinary Iraqis are moving towards sustainable lifestyles similar to 
> programs promoted by the World Bank. Wolfowitz also helped Iraq 
> develop population control measures via an innovative exchange program 
> with the American military-industrial complex.
>
> Wolfowitz also brings an internationally known sense of fashion and 
> style to the Bank at a time when its image has been improving. Unlike 
> out-of-fashion pop stars such as U2 frontman Bono, Paul Wolfowitz has 
> pioneered new grooming and fashion techniques that will help him put 
> the true face on the World Bank's policies.
>
> IAADB executive president, Karen Elliot, said of Wolfowitz's 
> qualifications, "Who better to represent a pack of wolves than one of 
> the top alpha wolves? We welcome Mr. Wolfowitz's nomination and the 
> future damage that he will inflict on the World Bank."
>
> Inter-American Anti-Development Bank
> Contact: Luther Blissetti
> 1350 New York Ave., N.W.
> Washington, D.C. 20577 USA
> Phone: (202) 623-3900
> Fax: (202) 623-2360
> http://www.iaadb.org/
>
>


Al Kagan
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