Epstein Secrets

ught "the testimony of all witnesses before any grand jury which investigated this matter which is favorable to this defendant." In its answer to Rich's motion, the Govern- ment stated that it would provide grand jury transcripts only insofar as it was re- quired to do so by 18 U.S.C. . 8500. The tr

tivities that substantially affect interstate commerce. See also United States I Ili 514 U.S. 549, 558-59, 115 S.Ct. 1624, 1 1 L. .2d 626 (1995); Reich, 125 S.Ct. at 2215 (Scalia, J., concurring) (noting that *1103 for over thirty years, "our cases have mechanically recited that the Commerce Claus

1 lied *1112 to interstate commerce cases. See 514 U.S. at 558-59, 115 S.Ct. 1624; Morrison, U.S. Page 12 at 609-14, 120 S.Ct. 1740; see also Raich, 125 S.Ct. at 2215 (Scabs, l., concurring) (noting that for over thirty years, "our cases have mechanically recited that the Commerce Clause permi

estic commerce comprised of "three general categories of regulation in which 1 Congress is authorized engage under its com- merce power,"Gonzales Reich, 545U.S. I, ---, 125 S.Ct. 2195, 2205, 16 L.Ed.2d I (2005):(I) the use of the channels of interstate commerce; (2) the instrumentalities of inters

6 L.Ed. 23 24). The Court has been unwavering in reading my Congress's power over foreign co rce broadly. See. e.g., California Bankers Ass'n Shultz, 416 U.S. 21, 46, 94 S.Ct. 1494, 39 L.Ed. d 812 (1974) (stating that Congress's plenary authority over for- j gn commerce "is not open to dispute")

ed in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Rich in unintended consequences, Atoms for Peace promi

should they fall into unauthorized hands—is overly rigid and shortsighted. It is too bad that the authors of the statement didn’t make this point.) Shultz, Kissinger, et al. correctly urge that international measures be taken to place control of the nuclear fuel cycle in safe hands. But accomplishing th

a Persian-Arab nuclear arms race astride the oil-rich Persian Gulf, a scenario made all the more combu

well under way and the emerging demand revolution in oil-displacement technology that, together, promise a more secure and prosperous future. Mr. Shultz served as Secretary of State, Treasury and Labor, and as director of the Office of Management and Budget, between 1969-89. Mr. Smith is the founder

of powerful figures in his Alawite community, of rich Sunni merchants of Damascus traditionally allied

ry of state, George Shultz, a canny pragmatist who made significant progress in several areas without being associated with a single momentous event. Shultz was known for valuing the “career people” (foreign- service officers) and casting a wide net for advice. Hillary does that, too, though she’s still s