BREAKING NEWS - Bush Names Wolfowitz President of al-Qaeda, Hopes to Undermine Terror Network

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Bush Names Wolfowitz President of al-Qaeda, Hopes to Undermine Terror Network



In a bold move to undermine the international terror network, US leader George W Bush today named former US deputy defense secretary and Ex-World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz to be the new president of al-Qaeda.

Mr Wolfowitz, who has no experience running an international terror organization, struck many Washington insiders as an unlikely choice for the al-Qaeda job.

But in a White House ceremony introducing his nominee for the top terror post, President Bush indicated that Mr Wolfowitz's role in planning the war in Iraq and bringing scandal to the World Bank showed that he was "just the man" to bring chaos and disorder to al-Qaeda.

"I've seen Paulie in action," said Mr Bush, a beaming Mr Wolfowitz at his side. "If anyone can mess up al-Qaeda, it's this guy."

Several key details in the president's plan still need to be worked out, such as how exactly Mr Wolfowitz will infiltrate al-Qaeda and rise to the top position in its ranks.

"Al-Qaeda closely screens all of its top officers," said Hassan El-Medfaii, head of the terror network's human resources department. "It's not like the Defense Department or the World Bank."

Even if he ascends to its top post, it remains to be seen whether Mr Wolfowitz will be happy at al-Qaeda, according to Professor Davis John, chair of the Wolfowitz Studies Department at the University of Arizona, Lukeville.

"Al-Qaeda is not like the World Bank," Professor John said. "For one thing, it's much harder to meet girls there."