October 2011 – Schirach Report

European Financial Rescue Measures May Not Work As Intended – Italy Facing Higher Borrowing Costs – Besides, Rescue Addresses Only Symptoms – Europe’s Real Problem Is Low Growth

By Paolo von Schirach October 29, 2011 Related stories https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2011/10/25/will-european-debtfinancial-crisis-be-solved-yes-but-not-soon-eu-institutions-weak-hesitant-national-political-leaders-will-not-move-fast-enough/ https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2011/10/27/europeans-agreed-on-measures-to-end-debt-crisis-greek-debt-will-be-reduced-rescue-fund-to-be-augmented-eu-banks-to-increase-reserves-yet-serious-doubts-about-implementation-italys-ability-to/ WASHINGTON – In recent articles (see...

Europeans Agreed On Measures To End Debt Crisis – Greek Debt Will Be Reduced, Rescue Fund To Be Augmented, EU Banks To Increase Reserves – Yet Serious Doubts About Implementation – Italy’s Ability To Fulfil Obligations Openly Questioned By Partners

By Paolo von Schirach October 27, 2011 WASHINGTON – The Europeans –at last– have put together the...

Governor Rick Perry’s Flat Tax Proposal May Be A Good Idea – The Problem Is that He Is An Unfit Messenger – Campaign Improvised, Too Many Silly Statements, Including About Obama’s Right To Be President

By Paolo von Schirach October 26, 2011 WASHINGTON– Texas Governor Rick Perry, fighting hard (and now from...

America’s War On Drugs Failed – Former Mexican President Vicente Fox Has An Idea: Legalize Drugs – This Would End The Bloody Fights Among Drug Cartels In Mexico, (40,000 Dead), While It Would Treat Drug Abuse In the US As a Medical, Not Criminal, Issue

By Paolo von Schirach October 22, 2011 WASHINGTON – The US war on terror, (although no longer...

Obama Announced That All US Troops Will Leave Iraq By December 2011 – Issue Presented As Major US Success – But President Did Not Say That Administration Wanted Troops To Stay Longer For Fear Of Iraqi Instability – Americans Not Told About Threats That May Jeopardize Years Of Military Efforts

By Paolo von Schirach October 21, 2011 WASHINGTON – At this miserable time, Americans care about only...

European Banks Need a TARP-Like Measure to Inject New Liquidity And Recreate Market Confidence, Says Roger Altman – Problem Is Europe Has No Treasury To Plan and Implement – EU Institutions Weak, Not Up To The Task

By Paolo von Schirach October 12, 2011 WASHINGTON – Former Clinton era US Deputy Secretary Roger Altman...

Mitt Romney At The Citadel Advocated US World Leadership – Nice Idea, Wrong Century – America Can Be Strong But It Can No Longer Lead A World With Many New Players – Old European Allies Are Weak

By Paolo von Schirach October 7, 2011 WASHINGTON – On Friday, October 7, Mitt Romney went to...

India’s Datawind Unveils Aakash (“Sky”), The $ 35 Tablet On the day of Steve Job's death the PC he invented may now be within reach for hundreds of millions. Enormous implications for economic development

WASHINGTON – It is a strange coincidence. Right on the day of Steve Jobs’ death, the personal computer he...

“Occupy Wall Street” Movement Reveals Deep Unease Among Young Americans – The Country Is In Trouble And Standard Remedies Do Not Inspire – US National Leadership is Failing

By Paolo von Schirach October 3, 2011 WASHINGTON – In 2008 American youthful enthusiasm for a better...

Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen Spoke Candidly About Broken NATO and Damaged Relation With Pakistan – But No Ripple Effects, As They Were Both About To Retire – Yet Issues Publicly Raised Are Huge – When Will We Debate Them?

By Paolo von Schirach October 1, 2011 WASHINGTON– We have a new “rule” in Washington: if you...