Based upon this record, a President Kerry's idea of a "smarter war" would be one in which, by his own admission, the "legitimacy" of America's self-defensive actions would be determined by a "global test" - the decisive votes evidently to be cast by countries suborned by commercial ties, strategic relations or corrupt connections with our enemies.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The choice

Although the sector is hardly glamorous and the lack of raw material makes India, by Thapar's own admission "not the best place to make paper, " the country is one of the world's fastest-growing paper markets.

FORBES: Magazine Article

By Mr Fourtou's own admission there is no synergy between Vivendi's entertainment and telecoms divisions, and one of them will have to go within the next couple of years.

ECONOMIST: Vodafone versus Vivendi