Bill, To choose one item from your list:
>2) Willingness of the Bush/Cheney combo to delay action on Enron because >of their deep links with Enron even at the risk of having voters express >their anger in the November elections shows the extent to which this >party feels they can get around the legal system. In today's Sunday Times, in an article entitled "20 years behind bars", Dominic O'Connell writes "American and British bosses could face prison sentences if their company accounts don't add up". Underneath that is a photo rogues gallery comprising: Ebbers (ex-WorldCom) Lay (ex-Enron) Sullivan (ex-WorldCom) Waksal (ex-ImClone) Kozlowski (ex-Tyco) I wouldn't want to prejudge the moral bankruptcy of the present American administration, but I'll be very surprised if a single one of the above rogues goes anywhere near a prison for the remainder of their natural. Keith P.S. Among many other issues, the article mentions the antics of Sir Chritopher Meyer, Britain's ambassador to the US, in trying to persuade Paul Sarbanes, and then Michael Oxley, to tone down their legislation, in case some British executives are prosecuted and could face 20 years in jail. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Keith Hudson,6 Upper Camden Place, Bath BA1 5HX, England Tel:01225 312622/444881; Fax:01225 447727; E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________________
