Epstein Secrets

of deftness and determination President Bush had brought to assembling his wartime coalition and defeating Saddam. After a formal opening session in Madrid, the “bilateral tracks” — between Israel and negotiators from Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and the Palestinians — had quickly stalemated and stalled. Yitz

ived a few minutes early for the conference dinner and was led into an impressive hall that was almost empty except for a wonderfully cared-for royal Steinway. I sat down to play. Lost in the beauty of a Chopin sonata, I was completely unaware of PLO leader’s approach behind me. A bit awkwardly, I rose to g

of deftness and determination President Bush had brought to assembling his wartime coalition and defeating Saddam. After a formal opening session in Madrid, the "bilateral tracks" - between Israel and negotiators from Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and the Palestinians - had quickly stalemated and stalled. Yitzh

ived a few minutes early for the conference dinner and was led into an impressive hall that was almost empty except for a wonderfully cared-for royal Steinway. I sat down to play. Lost in the beauty of a Chopin sonata, I was completely unaware of PLO leader's approach behind me. A bit awkwardly, I rose to g

frey T. Boisi, vice Chairman, JPMorgan Chase Stephen W. Bosworth, former ambassador to the Republic of Korea Ana Patricia Botin, Chairman, Banesto, Madrid Jacques Bougie, President and Chief Executive Officer, Alcoa Aluminum Limited, Montreal Jorge Braga de Macedo, President of the Development Center

gilded desk (which Epstein tells people belonged to banker J. P Morgan). 18th-century black lacquered Portuguese cabinets, and a nine- foot ebony Steinway "D" grand. On the desk, a paperback copy of the Marquis de Sade's The Alioin-runes of Virtue was re- cently spotted. Covering the floor. Epstein h