A Telling Tale: - This from an influential rag: -
"Many in the media -- Left and Right -- conjectured that the real
purpose of the meeting(military advisors at Crawford) was in regard to a war strategy for Iraq -- a presumption that clearly annoyed the President and Secretary of Defense. The real (hence unreported) news from the meeting is that for the first time in recent years, defense budgets will be crafted on the basis of military readiness, including missile
defenses made possible by the U.S. withdrawal from the obsolete Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty...
And again, later, in this week of late starters.."You may not have heard the news -- which is real news, because unexpected------"
And from the convention halls: - "If Republicans were as serious as Democrats are about earning the respect and trust of the Hispanic community, they would move forward with legislation that ensures that all children can have access to a first-rate education, that every senior can have a safe and secure social security pension for their retirement and that all Americans have the same opportunities to obtain employment at a livable wage."
And summat to lookout for:
In business/economic news, former Enron financial executive Michael Kopper pleaded guilty Wednesday to wire fraud and money
laundering charges, and he stated that he paid lucrative kickbacks to Enron's former finance chief Andrew Fastow. As part of the agreement, Kopper will return $12 million of his ill-gotten gains. Stay tuned -- if Kopper tells all, the revelations could get even
more interesting, and really fast.
ENDS-dickenz-