Mr Rumsfeld's neo-conservative second-in-command, Paul Wolfowitz, has even less credibility than his boss does.
As president of the World Bank, Wolfowitz supervises virtually all of its daily operations.
Mr Wolfowitz was widely seen as the best US ambassador to Indonesia, he added.
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Wolfowitz turned to a bank staffer and asked if there were plans to upgrade the system.
The idea of a Turkish manufacturer competing successfully in the world market seemed to impress Wolfowitz.
The head of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz, is leaving at the end of next month.
So the BBC says Blair has been mentioned as a possible replacement for Wolfowitz.
Finally, there's this week's naming of Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz to head the World Bank.
The letter was also signed by Mr Rumsfeld, Mr Wolfowitz, Mr Bolton and others.
Rumsfeld and his deputy, Paul Wolfowitz, were leading advocates of the U.S. attack on Iraq.
Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz has also said the department's sources helped provide valuable intelligence.
The G8 finance ministers had previously agreed on these measures, and Wolfowitz enthusiastically endorsed them.
Wolfowitz has a history of playing down controversial ideas that emerge under his imprimatur.
Cleveland, who often acts as a trouble-shooter for Wolfowitz, conceded that she can be demanding.
U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said the list was restricted due to security concerns.
So I quickly dialed up Wolfowitz's attorney, Bob Bennett, and that's when things got interesting.
On the other side stand Donald Rumsfeld, the secretary of defence, and his deputy, Paul Wolfowitz.
But Mr Wolfowitz seems to believe that the directors actively wanted him to get involved.
Its leader, Paul Wolfowitz, seems to want to undertake a similar overhaul of his institution.
Mr Wolfowitz's observation was an example of the level of "misinterpretation" al-Jazeera faced, Mr Sharif added.
And for the same reason, you shouldn't choose Mr Wolfowitz to be head of the World Bank.
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Not all the neocons have been humiliated quite as badly as Mr Wolfowitz, let alone Mr Libby.
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If it had written him off, it would have lost all influence over him, Mr Wolfowitz said.
Why did Wolfowitz ignore this caution six years later, in making the case for the invasion of Iraq?
Many conservative Republicans agree with Easterly that aid has done little good, an argument that Wolfowitz has resisted.
Wolfowitz, who had been shaken awake, said nothing, and neither did any of the other passengers on board.
Paul Wolfowitz, America's deputy defence secretary, said he thought the interim administration would last at least six months.
But Kenneth Rogoff, now at Harvard University, says the uproar over Wolfowitz' leadership is likely to change those practices.
Since joining the World Bank, Wolfowitz has visited more than fifty countries, including remote parts of Africa and Asia.
Mr Wolfowitz said he believed the hunt for the kidnappers was closing in.
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