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...oversaw the Secret Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms - Noble arrived in Lyons in 2000 as the first non-European ever to head Interpol. His appointment through a vote by all member countries came after fierce lobbying by both Noble and U.S. officials, who were keen to end Europe's grip on Interpol's leadership. Noble came with one driving mission: to shake the organization out of its somnolence and put it to work on major crimes. By then, 186 countries were members of Interpol, but it still lacked the operational focus to put this vast network...
When India and China went to war in 1962, the Indian Army's supply routes in its remote northern valleys quickly became overstretched. Keen for closer ties with New Delhi, U.S. President John F. Kennedy loaned India a squadron of C-130 transport aircraft, which flew regular sorties to resupply Indian troops. The effectiveness of the American planes left a lasting impression on many in south Asia's largest military, as Lockheed Martin's International Director for Business Development Edward Arner learned during recent negotiations to sell an updated model of the C-130 to India. Retired officers "still talk...
...Brown, who was once so keen to crow about a successful decade spent steering the British economy, the turnabout is hard to stomach. Opposition pols have been keen to make hay. "We will not back nationalization," Tory Shadow Chancellor George Osborne said. "We will not help Gordon Brown take this country back to the 1970s." While that's unlikely to happen - it's been years since Labour could pretend to be a Socialist party - Brown's government will be hoping the same decade offers a useful precedent. When Rolls-Royce was on the brink of collapse in 1971, Osborne...
...Letting an Israeli onto the tennis courts serves to Qatar's advantage. The emirate is competing to host the 2016 Olympic Games, so it is keen to sell itself as a politics-free oasis in the roiling Middle East. Behind the scenes, say diplomats, Qatar is also one of several moderate Arab states trying to broker peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. "We'd love to open an embassy there," says Israeli Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Amira Oron. "But for now, it's impossible...
...short term, the financial chiefs see slow growth. They are keen to increase transparency and various form of disclosure in the financial sector, encourage appreciation of the yuan, and also encourage OPEC nations to raise production. In the long term, the G-7 economies seem more optimistic, but their statement points out that the U.S. will face further deterioration of its housing market. Asked his view of a potential U.S. recession, Paulson answered: "I've been careful to say I believe we're going to continue to grow," said Paulson. "If you're growing, you're not in a recession...