UK Defense Minister Survives New PM’s Clean Sweep; UK Sole Source Deals Criticized

UK Defense Minister Survives New PM’s Clean Sweep; UK Sole Source Deals Criticized
UK Defense Minister Survives New PM’s Clean Sweep; UK Sole Source Deals Criticized

LONDON: Sen. John McCain would be howling if 49 percent of Pentagon contracts were not competed — especially if that had been true for more than nine years. How would McCain and his colleagues react if a company awarded a sole source deal charged the government $34,000 for a charitable donation or for “staff welfare?” One can only…

Full Monty Of Iran Sanctions Biting But May Take Months To Force Change

A full monty of sanctions has gone into effect against Iran, the toughest regime of punitive measures since the Iranian nuclear crisis began a decade ago. The goal is to pressure the Islamic Republic to give the international community guarantees it will not make atomic weapons. A European Union embargo on buying Iranian oil became…