He's bettin' it too...
From Iranian PressTV (with a particularly ugly picture):
http://www.presstv.ir/photo/20070504/sajadi20070504022937296.jpg
Wolfowitz blaming bank rules Fri, 04 May 2007 03:38:50 World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz has blamed unclear rules for prompting questions about how he handled his girlfriends hefty pay rises. His claim comes at a time when a special bank panel is putting together a report over whether Wolfowitz acted properly over Shaha Riza's 2005 promotion and pay rise. Two key figures from the bank's ethics committee have already told the panel Wolfowitz acted incorrectly. Wolfowitz has apologized but maintains he acted in good faith. "Rather than attempt to adjudicate between our conflicting interpretations of the events that occurred here, the board should recognize that this situation is the product of ambiguous bank rules and unclear governance mechanisms," he said in a letter to the panel's head Herman Wijffels. "While I am prepared to acknowledge that we all acted in good faith at the time and there was perhaps some miscommunication among us, it is grossly unfair and wrong to suggest that I intended to mislead anyone, and I urge the committee to reject the allegation that I lack credibility." Earlier this week, the bank's former top ethics official Ad Melkert told investigators that the committee was not consulted and did not approve Riza's salary. Meanwhile, Roberto Danino - the bank's former general counsel - added Mr. Wolfowitz had acted incorrectly. The controversy over Riza's promotion and pay award has triggered calls for Wolfowitz to quit his post - with critics arguing that the scandal is damaging the credibility of the global lender. SAS/HAR http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=8574§ionid=3510203
