Epstein Secrets

t-large of the American Interest. Article 6. The Economist China's leaders: Changing guard Nov 17th 2012 -- FOR the first time since the death of Mao Zedong in 1976, =hina's most important reins of power have been handed over at the same t=me to a single man: Xi linping (pictured, centre, above). The dec

pt the military =ost for a couple of years after leaving the Politburo, ostensibly to ensur= a smooth transition. Not since Hua Guofeng took over on Mao's death hav= both jobs been transferred simultaneously. Hua turned out to be little more than a transitional figure. Few people exp=ct Mr Xi to be

his "Independence" pa=ty, which broke off from the Labor Party in January 2011, will win enough =otes to keep seats in the country's parliament, the Knesset. However, a su=cessful offensive could boost its waning popularity enough to guarantee it=some parliamentary seats. An offensive that gets the popu

e this ostensibly vulnerable exterior, I could see how daunting, and frustrating, he must be a negotiating partner. Henry Kissinger has described how Mao Tse-Tung, rather than engage directly in discussion or debate, tended to wrap his remarks in parables. Without stretching the parallel too far, Arafat was lik

iating partner. Henry Kissinger has described how Mao Tse-Tung, rather than engage directly in discussi

he pundits were now suggesting that Shimon Peres might bring Labor back to power. There was no prospect he’d win an outright majority in the 120-seat Knesset. No one had ever done that, not even Ben-Gurion in his political heyday. From 1948, Israel’s political landscape had been populated by at least a doz

e this ostensibly vulnerable exterior, I could see how daunting, and frustrating, he must be a negotiating partner. Henry Kissinger has described how Mao Tse-Tung, rather than engage directly in discussion or debate, tended to wrap his remarks in parables. Without stretching the parallel too far, Arafat was lik

iating partner. Henry Kissinger has described how Mao Tse-Tung, rather than engage directly in discussi

he pundits were now suggesting that Shimon Peres might bring Labor back to power. There was no prospect he'd win an outright majority in the 120-seat Knesset. No one had ever done that, not even Ben-Gurion in his political heyday. From 1948, Israel's political landscape had been populated by at least a doz