Wolfowitz's friend says she's the victim

[IChing]

Source: business week

WASHINGTON

The woman at the heart of the controversy that has embroiled World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz says she is a victim and was forced into a job transfer because of their relationship.

Shaha Riza said that at no time did she report directly to Wolfowitz and that he had proposed to recuse himself from any decisions involving her to avoid a potential conflict of interest.

She said the ethics committee of the World Bank's board had required her "to go on external assignment contrary to my wishes."

Riza was detailed to a high-paying job at the State Department in September 2005. "I have now been victimized for agreeing to an arrangement that I have objected to and that I did not believe from the outset was in my best interest," she said.>>>>snip

Read more: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8OFTENG0.htm

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LOL

[Raven]

1. Lady, when you lay down with a dog, you get up with fleas and

you'll be lucky if that's all you get. Jesus Christ. She a victem? She signed an agreement against her "best interests"? I guess this "diplomat" isn't very smart and I think the proverbial "bloom" is off the rose in this romance. No wonder he was worried about "legal risk".

[C_U_L8R]

6. when you lay down with a comblicker

expect to get your hair wet

[saigon68]

23. LOL time to get a shot

Of anti-biotics

[Rambis]

2. Jesus Hell!

WTF is wrong with this country!!! What still amazes me is that * was able to shove wolfy down the world bank's throat so this was able to happen in the first place. All so she can be outraged about how much money she got?

[gratuitous]

3. Oh the poor dear!

Imagine getting an unwarranted promotion and a raise of more than $60,000 a year just because you were boinking the guy who could make it happen! She's such a victim.

Reminds me of the old joke, wherein the guy approaches the attractive young thing at a cocktail party, and asks, "Would you sleep with me for a million dollars?" The woman says, "Sure!" The man says, "Would you sleep with me for five dollars?" The woman is all indignant, and retorts, "Forget it! Do you think I'm a hooker?" The man says, "I thought we established that. Now we're just haggling over the price."

[Paulie]

4. Once you took the first paycheck in the new job

It was too late to cry victim, or that you were unawares. Riza's lack of ethics mirrors that of her boyfriend and bed buddy.

[mediaman007]

5. You've got it! She cashed the checks.

Too late now!

Just another from the part of responsibility! Didn't Cheney say, "The adults are in charge now!"?

[alcibiades_mystery]

7. I wanna be a $200,000 sinecure victim, too!

:rofl:

[DavidDvorkin]

10. But what if sleeping with Wolfowitz is a prerequisite?

I don't think any salary would be high enough for that!

[alcibiades_mystery]

18. True dat

Nosferatu hisself. Lawd.

[Hekate]

20. Ew! ew! ew! Now I have to go wash out my eyes!

Words like "a cold day in hell" spring to mind. :rofl:

Hekate

[mallard]

25. The association is corrupt

Take a place in line, lady. Your personal gains are not all points of victimhood. For this attitude she deserves arraignment all the more.

[olddad56]

26. If she slept with that dirtbag, she earned the money.

[Eugene]

8. Aww! This victim gets $194K for an advisory job nobody can describe.

It was so unfair to transfer her. Banging the boss
really isn't that improper.

:nopity:

[IChing]

9. He is in trouble also because of a report he changed.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=647952&mesg_id=647952

[Pachamama]

11. She's the victim????

There is such a propensity in this country to "blame the victim" and yet ironically, she hasn't been blamed, Wolfowitz has. So, step forward Shaha Riza, and claim to be the victim and be blamed. Then everyone is supposed to feel sorry for you, right?

I have no pity for anyone, anyone who has decided to sleep with any of the PNACers and screw the country while doing it....and then have the audacity to claim to be a victim.

[soothsayer]

12. Didn't that huge raise take the sting out of being apart from comblicker?

[LiberalFighter]

21. I doubt she thought it was that much of a sacrifice

When it comes to money she would probably do worse things.

[laststeamtrain]

13. Wolfowitz's friend says she's the victim

Source: AP

Wolfowitz's friend says she's the victim

By JEANNINE AVERSA, AP Economics Writer 23 minutes ago

The woman at the heart of the controversy that has embroiled World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz says she is a victim and was forced into a job transfer because of their relationship.

Shaha Riza's comments are included in new documents released by the World Bank on Friday that also show Wolfowitz had a direct hand in arranging her promotion and generous pay package. Wolfowitz is fighting to retain his job.

Riza said that at no time did she report directly to Wolfowitz and that he had proposed to recuse himself from any decisions involving her to avoid a potential conflict of interest.

She said the ethics committee of the World Bank's board had required her "to go on external assignment contrary to my wishes."

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070413/ap_on_bi_ge/world_bank_flap&printer=1;_ylt=AvGcZcmEmCalpZrJCtOuIjdv24cA

[Robbien]

14. She gets to keep the job at the higer than Condi Rice salary

and is complaining that they transferred her?

Geeze lady, they should have fired your butt!

[Demeter]

15. She Thinks She's On Jerry Springer, or Oprah?

She thinks we care?

[htuttle]

16. "Women Who Love Men Who Love Licking Their Combs"

Next on Maury...

[Ilsa]

19. LOL I love it! Thanks! These are all funny as hell. nt

[central scrutinizer]

17. Oh, Christ - not the victim card

What's next, the liberal blogosphere card? I am so sick of white, heterosexual, non-disabled, wealthy assholes pulling this shit.

[MadMaddie]

22. They might have gotten away with it if Wolfowitz hadn't been

involved in the negotiation of her ridiculous salary....

oops..

[bobthedrummer]

24. BS-"Elizabeth CHENEY was a 'colleague' of Wolfowitz's partner Shaha Ali Riza"

a cross-post from another thread about the spy who loved a total war criminal

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x548152#651509