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...with Iran arise, the questioning gets aggressive. After a recent story in the New Yorker suggested that Bush is considering an attack on Iran, reporters hammered Perino. Cornered, she repeated, "We are pursuing a diplomatic solution in Iran," over and over until another reporter broke in to save her with a question on Russia...
...forget to woo with integrity. The authors tell the story of John BennettJr., who "found and embraced his own personal persuasion style--an affable mix of other-oriented Promoter and Advocate." His relationship skills helped him perpetrate a $500million pyramid scheme but couldn't save him from the consequences: a 12-year sentence in federal prison. The bottom line: woo wisely...
Hashem's motivation may have been to save the lives of his own troops, who stood little chance against U.S. military might. And it was not his first contact with the Americans. In 1991 he negotiated a cease-fire with General Norman Schwarzkopf at the end of the first Gulf War. (Schwarzkopf would later say he was "suckered" by Hashem, who persuaded him to permit Iraq the use of helicopters later deployed by Saddam to kill thousands of rebellious Shi'ites.) Hashem rose to chief of staff of the Iraqi army and then Defense Minister. He remained popular with...
...kind of interference they say is blocking Hashem's execution. With Iraq's high tribunal determined to carry out his sentence, Hashem's fate rests on the extent of U.S. determination to keep him from the noose. Ultimately, says one of Hashem's lawyers, "only the Americans can save...
...shows what kind of respect he had for him,” said Susana Bejar ‘08. Sorensen’s address also praised Kennedy’s resolve under pressure. “As a Cuban-American, I am glad that Kennedy took the steps to save the island because my dad lived there at the time,” said Elena C. Castaneda ‘08, president of the Cuban-American Undergraduate Student Association. During the event, Dillon Professor of Government Graham T. Allison Jr. ’62, who interviewed Sorensen, highlighted the importance...