Last week Wolfowitz apologized, saying, “In hindsight, I wish I had trusted my original instincts and kept myself out of the negotiations.” But staffers heckled him when he tried to explain himself. Wolfowitz is discovering just how unpopular he has become after bringing in fellow U.S. conservatives (also very well paid) to lead an anticorruption campaign in international lending. “Wolfowitz and his cabal sent signals to the [bank] staff that their expertise was unneeded and uninteresting,” says Dennis de Tray, a former bank official. Wolfowitz also upset key shareholders like the British, who have already restricted his decision-making powers—and may be critical in deciding whether he stays or goes.
