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...Houston federal court against his prosecutors that will probably embarrass the CIA and Justice Department at a time when both are struggling to uphold their credibility as they work to combat terrorism. At issue is his consistent claim that his foreign crimes were committed at least implicitly under the direction and authority of the CIA. In two trials, the government introduced a statement, signed by a senior CIA official, denying that Wilson had any "direct" or "indirect" contact with the agency at the time of his alleged criminal activity, which occurred after he left the CIA in 1971 and formed...
...began investigating al-Arian shortly after he came to U.S.F. in 1986 and started making speeches like one in 1988 calling for "death to Israel!" He fell under scrutiny in 1995, when Ramadan Abdullah Shallah, a Palestinian economist who had helped direct the World and Islam Studies Enterprise, a Muslim think tank co-founded by al-Arian at U.S.F., turned up in Syria as head of Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Al-Arian maintained that he hadn't known of Shallah's involvement in the terrorist group and kept building an image of himself as an "enlightened Islamist" who led interfaith projects...
...genocide raging in Darfur, Sudan. Although it doesn't cost the company much, the campaign could be dismissed as the sort of self-indulgent do-gooding or splashy p.r. drive that irritates some CSR activists as much as it does the movement's detractors. But Swartz sees a direct link between his policies and the productivity and creativity of his employees. "What we do is our jobs," he says. "But what we be is engaged citizens who happen to work for Timberland. And engaged citizens always come up with better business solutions, with better products...
...Tsang's own future. Earlier this year the Chinese leadership replaced the ineffectual Tung Chee-hwa with the more competent Tsang, hoping his popularity could persuade Hong Kongers to accept a slower pace of democratization. As they grow increasingly frustrated with Beijing, however, they may come to direct their anger at a more accessible target: Tsang. (Massive street protests played a part in Tung's departure.) This would be bad for the city. Tsang does seem to have Hong Kong's best interests at heart. After the Dec. 4 demonstration, he remarked: "I am 60 years of age. I certainly...
...After they reject Tsang's proposals, the democrats should try to find allies in the local business community, Hong Kong's most influential group. Many businessmen are open to the idea of direct elections as early as 2012, when a Chief Executive, who serves a five-year term, will again have to be chosen. But they are concerned, with some justification, that certain policies advocated by the pro-democracy camp?like minimum wages and maximum working hours?might hurt Hong Kong's competitiveness. In order to have a better chance to advance democracy, the democracy fighters must assure the business...