More Wolfie

From the conclusions to the ad hoc World Bank committee report:

"There is one central theme that runs throughout the submission: Mr Wolfowitz believes that the blame for the current situation involving Ms. Riza rests with others. Mr. Wolfowitz is portrayed as the newcomer to the institution who was simply following the direction of other. The Ad Hoc Group finds this posture troubling for what it says about the leadership the Bank could expect from the man who had been selected to head a global institution with the central mission of fighting poverty. The Group finds the submission notable for the absence of any acceptance by Mr. Wolfowitz himself of responsibility or blame for the events that transpired. As President, he bore principal responsibility for safeguarding the institution and establishing the ethical standard that to which staff would be expected to adhere. As noted in an earlier section of the report, he should have set the tone at the top. Instead, he casts himself as an intermediary between other seemingly larger forces...The Ad Hoc Group concludes that in actuality, Mr. Wolfowitz from the outset cast himself in opposition to the established rules of the institution. He did not accept the Bank's policy on conflict of interest, so he sought to negotiate for himself a resolution different from that which would have applied to the staff he was selected to lead...The Ad Hoc Group sees this as a manifestation of an attitude in which Mr. Wolfowitz saw himself as the outsider to whom the established rules and standards did not apply. It evidences questionable judgement and a preoccupation with self interest over institutional best interest."(Emphasis mine.)

Full ad hoc committee report to be found here.