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...Clinton have forged a formidable partnership. "They were both clearly very hardworking students in school," says a Pentagon aide. They speak frequently on their secure phones, comparing notes before they go to the White House. They meet once a week and have lunch at either the Pentagon or State every month. ("The notion of Condi and Rumsfeld having lunch together? Or Rumsfeld and Powell?" says a Clinton staffer.) Not long after the war-council meetings drew to a close and Obama gave his West Point speech, I asked Clinton about Gates' methods. "He listens more than he talks...
...credit, Gates is mindful that the U.S.'s diplomatic assets pale in comparison to its military power. The Pentagon budget is still $660 billion, compared with State's $51 billion. To audiences, Gates often bemoans the fact that the State Department's foreign-service officers would barely crew one aircraft carrier. "We joke that Gates is the best surrogate for the State Department. He always makes the point that we are underfunded and underresourced," says a Clinton staffer. At the same time, the Pentagon has assumed more of the burdens of diplomacy and statecraft. The building contains its own mini...
Yegor Lupan calls himself "the most honest presidential candidate" in the country. In his campaign videos, he admits that he'll rig the results in order to win, and once in power, plans to embezzle state funds. Ukrainians also shouldn't expect a rise in pensions under his leadership, he says. "When you see my villas, you'll understand...
...places in the world in terms of corruption," he told TIME in a recent interview. (The problem actually predates Yushchenko - Ukraine ranked 122nd in Transparency International's 2004 ratings.) "Since 2005, they have been accusing each other and members of their teams of corruption, an inability to manage the state properly and all other mortal sins," he added. "Not only are the Ukrainian people fed up with this, but [so too are] a lot of Ukraine's partners in the world...
That may be true, but Yanukovych, himself a two-time former Prime Minister, was accused by opponents of funneling budget funds and state assets to his backers while in power and he continues to surround himself with Kuchma-era cronies. Tymoshenko claims Yanukovych would be a puppet for the country's powerful oligarchs...