Sarah Anderson of the Institute for Policy Studies wrote an excellent commentary on Mr. Zoellick's nomination to run the World Bank. Anderson reminds us of Zoellick's hardball tactics and many uncompromising, ideological stances that have been the hallmarks of his career in the Bush administration. As an example, just under 2 weeks after 9/11 Zoellick began making linkages between those attacks and alter-globalization protests: “In the wake of the shock of 13 days ago, many people will struggle to understand why terrorists hate the ideas America has championed around the world,” Zoellick said. “It is inevitable that people will wonder if there are intellectual connections with others who have turned to violence to attack international finance, globalization, and the United States.” The article appears in Foreign Policy in Focus

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