If World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz didn't have enough trouble - today The Economist says in a leader that he should resign or be sacked - he now finds himself turning into a figure of fun. A mash-up doing the rounds on YouTube puts together Wolfowitz and the controversy over pay and perks for his lover into a version of The Office - mocking the former Pentagon second in command as a hapless David Brent/Michael Scott (depending on which side of the Atlantic you're on) type figure.
The clip comes with a message: "This video supports a petition campaign by Avaaz.org urging the ouster of Wolfowitz over the revelation of a promotion and pay raise he secretly gave his girlfriend who worked for the bank."
Maybe a YouTube video isn't so bad, considering that the World Bank's governing board has just expressed its deep concern and announced a new committee to examine the employment of other staff linked to Wolfowitz. But between this, the socks with the holes and the comb-licking, Wolfowitz is suffering death by a thousand clips.
