Days before elections Joe Biden, the Vice-President-elect, told campaign donors: “Watch, we’re going to have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle [of Obama].” Did Joe Biden really have in mind al-Qaeda? In Britain, security officials say that there’s genuine concern that during the transition period al-Qaeda will attempt a “spectacular” attack. Other Security officials also are fearfu... Read More
Not even First Class is good enough for the CEOs of the biggest three automakers, Rick Wagoner of General Motors Corp., Alan Mulally of Ford Motor Co., and Robert Nardelli of Chrysler Corp. Each CEO flew in style in one of their company’s luxurious jets hoping to make their case to Washington that the auto industry is running out of cash and needs $25 billion in taxpayer money to avoid bankruptcy. Wagoner, who flew in GM’s $36 million... Read More
If Hillary Rodham Clinton serves as a secretary of state, Clinton vetting would also include a closer look at Bill Clinton. Obama’s transition team has been carefully reviewing Bill Clinton’s international business deals and the Clinton-foundation fundraising to see whether certain activities would preclude the appointment of his wife as secretary of say. Would Bill Clinton stand in the way of his wife’s chances to serve as secr... Read More
Even though I did not vote for President Barack Obama, I wish him well and I hope that he’s as successful as President Bill Clinton. If Obama governs as a centrist as Bill Clinton did, he should not have any problem getting a second term. But if he chooses to govern to the left, he’ll have a troublesome and short four years as Jimmy Carter once had. Why John McCain Failed… John McCain failed in his quest for the presidency for a... Read More
2008 has been a year of change. For one, Cyprus reunification is now back on the agenda after the appointment of Dimitris Christofias to the presidency of the Republic of Cyprus, joining Mehmet Ali Talat to solve the disputes over Cyprus reunification. That appointment, an appointment that can solve a problem that has lasted for over a quarter of a country, has in some ways been overshadowed by the more internationally minded affect of the credit... Read More
