During George W. Bush's first term, Paul Wolfowitz played a key role maneuvering our nation into the disastrous Iraq war. Like Vietnam-era Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, Wolfowitz was rewarded for his failures by being appointed head of the World Bank, a UN-affiliated global financial institution.

Wolfowitz may soon be fired because of the corrupt favortism he displayed toward his so-called domestic partner, a woman named Shaha Riza, for whom he arranged a lucrative post at a foundation funded by the World Bank. This kind of corruption is entirely in keeping with the World Bank's track record.

Depspite its reputation for promoting economic development and humanitarian relief, the World Bank has done more to sow misery, poverty, corruption, and war than practically any institution in history. Its loans ? which are underwritten by the US taxpayer ? help entrench corrupt ruling elites in the Third World, while burdening their populations with huge debts.

It's not enough for Wolfowitz to be fired. The World Bank must be put out of business.

Let us stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free.