Putting the Wolf in charge

We reported, yesterday in the Daily Juice, that head of the world Bank Paul Wolfowitz has declared war on third world corruption. Then, mulling over the implications of that report, we had a somewhat troubled sleep.
It is not so much the war on third world corruption, although it always seems highly cynical when the tainted western economies presume to have the answers. Rather than reform for ethical reasons it smacks of just another battle in the global trade war.
That the push is led by Wolfowitz does ring alarm bells. Indeed one commentator, Patrick Bond of Counter Punch - The Loans of Mass Destruction – makes a case that Wolfowitz was chief planner of the hoax perpetrated on the American people over Saddam Hussein's weapons arsenal.

The article trots out some interesting observations:
…Ariana Huffington observed last November, 'Talk about your Extreme Political Makeover. Wolfie has gone from war hawk to the second coming of Mother Teresa--all without having to make any kind of redemptive pit stop in political purgatory or having to apologize for being so wrong about Iraq.'
…Washington Post journalist Dana Milbank in December: 'Being Wolfie means not having to say you're sorry…”
“There is no question that Wolfowitz quickly learned to talk 'left' about unfair trade subsidies, meagre US aid and corruption. Whether this was merely superficial rhetoric, veiling the sinister agenda of the petro-military complex, would soon be tested.”
Coming after a long night, musing over the possibilities, this article added an extra chill to this brisk BC morning. Peering out here onto the gloom of mist laden and sodden forest, it is conjure appropriate analogies for the ‘Wolf’. More difficult is spotting the potential ‘Red Riding Hood’ and axeman who might deliver us from the impending consequences.