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...German intelligence report cites another deal, an "urgent request [by the United States] to avert pressure from the EU side [on Morocco] because of human-rights abuses in connection with [Zammar's]arrest, because Morocco was a valuable partner in the fight against terrorism." Grey, who had the report translated, says he obtained the classified report from a German investigator, who remains anonymous. The German government has acknowledged that they dropped the charges against the Syrian intelligence officers because of their cooperation in anti-terrorism, but they deny that the decision was specifically linked to the Zammar case...
...wanted to take the Brattle’s operations to the next level and to give Harvard students an idea of what consulting actually is,” said Niko Canner ’94, co-founder and managing partner of Katzenbach Partners...
...which now must revise their expansion plans. They are expected to demand compensation and may even cancel their orders. Emirates, the single biggest customer with orders for 45 planes, said it is "reviewing all options." Streiff's revitalization plan is supposed to make Airbus a more reliable and efficient partner. It seeks to cut two years off the time it takes to develop a new aircraft, boost productivity by 20%, and slash €2 billion in manufacturing costs annually. The company will negotiate the cuts with union and political leaders in its 16 different manufacturing locations in four countries...
...Israel and the U.S., the squeeze on Gaza was intended to have corollary benefits: sowing discontent with the Hamas-led government and strengthening Abbas, whom Israel sees as its only viable negotiating partner. But neither has happened yet. Sources close to Abbas say Rice has promised that sanctions will be lifted and funds will flow back to the Palestinians once the Israeli corporal is freed and the President dissolves the Hamas government. But Abbas, despite being the Bush Administration's favorite, could end up the loser. Many Palestinians see him as weak and fickle. Hamas' gunmen are more numerous...
...general feeling is that fashion has become so globalized and merchandised that the idea of a designer with an emotional life and the ability to communicate it to others is pass. "Fashion is now about marketing and merchandising," declares Pierre Berge, Yves Saint Laurent's business partner and a key player on the Paris fashion scene for several decades. "It is not about designer fashion. It is about [mass-market retailers like] Zara." The clothes are nice, the argument goes, but the real craft is in how you sell them...