The President and the Prince - Down and Out

I am glad Wolfowitz has at last resigned as President of the World Bank. He had lost the trust of the World community and could not have continued as a top Banker. He has however done a service by demonstrating how the World Bank could be influenced by the Americans, who themselves bleat so much about corruption, etc while their own leaders and heroes are being proved corrupt. Wolfowitz has added one more nail to the coffin of American decline in World Affairs.
I fervently hope that the next President of World Bank is not the one nominated by USA as has been the practice till now. I hear that they are thinking of nominating Tony Blair. That would be another disaster. Blair was a dishonest politician and there is no place for him in any financial institution. This is the right time to change the practice of an American being the President of World Bank and a European becoming chief of IMF. It will be a good opportunity to look for the right person.

Prince Harry is blessedly out of Iraq. But I really can't understand how the British Military Top Brass allowed news of his proposed deployment to leak and be discussed so openly. I think a better way would have been to keep such postings secret and get it over with outside the limelight. Have Harry go in secretly and serve for 6 months or so, take a few photographs and videos and after he comes back, release the footage with a good commentary to prove to the world the he has done his duty for the motherland. Instead the Military bungled the whole affair and finally handed a Public Relations Coup to the Iraqi insurgents. What a mindless strategy, No wonder they are losing the war itself.
I am also compelled to think about Richard the Lion Hearted, the famous English King who lead his troops in the Crusades. Where is that courage and daring nowadays from the Royals? May be Democracy as practised by Tony Blair's government has robbed the Royal Family of its Majesty. What a pity.