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...Jimmy Carter, whose grin is nearly as toothy as it seems in the photos. Later, the two Presidents address the Egyptian assembly about the Camp David agreements they'd worked on with the Israeli Prime Minister, the basis for the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty to be signed later that month. Carter assures them that the goal is "comprehensive peace." President Sadat says the American President has come on a mission, "to wipe out from the lands of prophets and religions all threats and evils of war, so that peace can prevail in the land of peace." My father is lecturing...
...Whether the U.S. shared information about what it knows about possible Israeli planning for a strike against Tehran's nuclear facilities is not known. What's known is that Beijing appeared to be unmoved by what it was told. Yang's speech earlier this month and several public statements by other Chinese officials similar to it still show little appetite in Beijing for U.N.-induced sanctions that might affect Iran's oil and gas industry...
...when Clinton went public in isolating Beijing earlier this month, it was clear the diplomatic game had changed, and not in China's favor. Beijing had always had a partner in pushing back against the West's desire for tough sanctions against Iran: Moscow. The Russians don't need Tehran's oil and gas, but they have significant economic interests in Iran, and Vladimir Putin, much more than Hu Jintao & Co., had very much been in the business of sticking a thumb in the eye of the U.S. whenever he could (the default position of pretty much...
...Dubai's rulers know change is coming. No longer wowed by shopping malls with indoor ski slopes or hotels with gigantic aquariums, investors have begun to demand transparency. Last month, Barclays won the city's first foreclosure case. That could open the door to a flood of legal cases and more financial turbulence, but will also reassure investors that Dubai is learning from its mistakes. To keep attracting foreign residents with the skills to run a modern economy - and to better educate its own citizens so they can play a bigger role in that economy - the gulf's cities will...
Look at the title of Survivor's 10th-anniversary season, starting this month: "Heroes vs. Villains" - that is, those who played decently vs. those who "just played the game." Plenty of fans were entertained by Richard Hatch, who lied his way to the first-season title (often while buck naked). But a million dollars and one tax-evasion conviction later, do they admire...