World Bank probe urged

Re “Pressure grows on Wolfowitz,” May 8

The World Bank needs an investigation, but for much more than some payola matter involving Paul Wolfowitz’s girlfriend. For the last half a century, the World Bank (and the CIA) have been the primary institutions for exploiting the developing world and creating reservoirs of animosity toward the United States.

Haven’t the media noticed how many governments in Latin America have become resistant?

RICHARD BAKER

Beverly Hills