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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Gank on March 16, 2005, 08:58:19 pm

Title: Wha?
Post by: Gank on March 16, 2005, 08:58:19 pm

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=a_oy7QvpaN28&refer=top_world_news

Title: Wha?
Post by: redmenace on March 16, 2005, 09:05:32 pm

You seem surprised?

Title: Wha?
Post by: Rictor on March 16, 2005, 09:25:38 pm

Yeah, honestly, I can't imagine anyone being surprised anymore. Just when people stopped fuming over John Bolton and Negroponte, the nice folks at the White House step up and give us all a great little **** you.

Title: Wha?
Post by: phreak on March 16, 2005, 09:32:23 pm

At least is wasn't bono

Title: Wha?
Post by: Ford Prefect on March 17, 2005, 12:13:51 am

Ehh... at least he wouldn't be in charge of a lot of things that go "boom" anymore.

Title: Wha?
Post by: Rictor on March 17, 2005, 12:32:19 am

He's left his legacy. And besides, while it may be less spectacular, economic warfare is no less harmful.

Title: Wha?
Post by: Swamp_Thing on March 17, 2005, 03:43:41 am

Seems to me this "World Bank" is over-rated and worldly only by name, since it´s basically the american bank that deals with international loans to other countries. It´s not the IMF (International Monetary Fund). I think...
 And if so, Wolfowitz won´t have that much power to disrupt the world economy, since it is well know how the american govt is welching on many of its payments, (mainly to the UN), and other aids they promised to several african nations.
Just like the tsunami disaster, where several hundred millions were promised in aid, but only a fraction of the money actually ever arrived.
And this wasn´t just the US´s pledged aid, several other countries welched on their promises aswell. A real shame...
The point being that Wolfowitz won´t be doing anything that hasn´t been done already, by previous managements. Allthough i expect some more money going Iraq´s way, and probably Syria and Iran won´t get 1 cent,  even if they are hit by the worst natural disaster in history, but as for the rest, it will be just "buziness as usual".
It´s not like Wlfowitz can do an even worst job than what we´ve seen in the last decade...

Title: Wha?
Post by: vyper on March 17, 2005, 06:36:30 am

No surprise here.

Title: Wha?
Post by: redmenace on March 17, 2005, 09:07:12 pm

http://channels.netscape.com/ns/news/story.jsp?id=2005031720490002500975&dt=20050317204900&w=RTR&coview=
http://channels.netscape.com/ns/news/story.jsp?id=2005031720130002489998&dt=20050317201300&w=RTR&coview=
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/fddb3692-96e6-11d9-9f01-00000e2511c8.html

Title: Wha?
Post by: vyper on March 18, 2005, 05:58:35 am

netscape news won't find the stories

Besides which, the FT story means nothing more than he's promised to listen. He can then completely ignore what he's heard.