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Wolfie has finally bowed to the remarkable united stand of Europe and less than lukewarm support from Africa and resigned from his role as President of the World Bank on condition that he's absolved of any wrong doing. Well, a Channel 4 investigation shows that he got his girlfriend a job in Iraq that she should not have been able to get on account of the fact that as a foreign national, she wasn't eligible for the requisite clearance to get the job - Wolfie made sure her name went on the clearance list. I don't know about you, but methinks he put l'amour before national security. To paraphrase the L'Oreal ad, "because she's worth it". This does raise the question as to whether the World Bank and the IMF have outlived their usefulness. Hugo Chavez seems to think so and he has a lot of support in Latin America and amongst developing nations. "Trade not aid" said Museveni and if developing countries were giving fairer trade terms, they wouldn't need to borrow loans with conditions attached in the first place.

The Bushman (apologies to any San or Khoikhoi readers) and Bliar are still in denial about the monumental folly that is Iraq. I wonder if that will still be the case when Bliar goes on trial in the Hague for his illegal occupation of a sovereign nation.

Think it was fitting that DD scored the goal that won Chelski the FA Cup. He really is indefatigable. Liverpool will bring down the curtain on Maldini's illustrious career when they beat AC Milan in Athens.

The Swiss Maestro finally got the better of El Pirata in Hamburg, but this was a fatigued El Pirata and he's still a sure bet to win the French Open in my book.

At last the athletics season is underway. There was a meet in Carson, LA where numerous world leading times were set, notably in the women's 100m where the first three ran under 11s. There was a world leading mark set in the men's javelin too. Old stager, MO "The Kansas Canonball" Greene failed to make the final of the men's 100m where Tyson Gay ran a wind aided 9.79s for another world lead. Across the Atlantic in Loughborough, there were a number of world class performances notably in the women's javelin and the men's 4x100m.

Adios from Tenjo, Colombia till next week.