I’ve been away from the blog recently working on a number of things, some of them related to U.S. energy and climate policy. Lots to report. A colleague of mine thought it’d be worth sharing what James Woolsey is up to, and I agree.
(Steve Clemons rushing a last blog post a month ago on Senator Chuck Hagel’s “non-campaign campaign” before jumping on a flight from Miami to Havana) Folks, I have been chasing down some more important material on Paul Wolfowitz’s past. It will be up later today I hope, tomorrow morning at the latest.
Andrew Sullivan has highlighted a fascinating, yet troubling, YouTube capture of a BBC interview with John Bolton on the recess-appointed Ambassador’s views of the Iraq War and its aftermath. As Sullivan writes: The BBC’s interviewers are not as deferent as some in America. Paxman is among the most aggressive.
Sudanese Foreign Minister Lam Akol just announced that Khartoum will allow U.N. peacekeepers to join with African Union forces in Darfur. Reports differ on whether the U.N.
Congressmen Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Charles Rangel (D-NY) have laid out a compelling and sensible plan to reconsider America’s relations with Cuba titled “Time for America to be Relevant in Cuba.
Beyond the question of what Shaha Riza’s compensation was and how she got it — is what she has been doing and for whom. She was reportedly seconded to the multi-nationally supported “Foundation for the Future,” which was really a part of America’s public diplomacy game plan.
Here is some material to help those following the Wolfowitz scandal. First, here is a great article by Emad Mekay and Jim Lobe, “Top Wolfowitz Postings Went to Iraq War Backers.” Here is a fascinating piece on Paul Wolfowitz’s family roots and early days at Cornell.
A TWN reader has done a nice job of assembling key email addresses for World Bank officials who may have some influence on whether the corrupt actions of Bank President Paul Wolfowitz on behalf of his girlfriend and others justifies his resignation/firing.
Paul Wolfowitz‘s tenure at the World Bank may end in the next day or two. Rumors are spreading like wild fire at the Bank that he plans to resign tomorrow.
Joe Biden has an important oped today, “The Real Surge Story,” that really goes after Senator John McCain’s continued embrace of military deployments in Iraq.