Thursday 5 February 2009

Obama's Prisoner Dilemma: Reject Torture, Defend Torturers



According to Wired [Feb 04, 2009] President Barack Obama finds himself in a quandary of sorts over his public position opposing torture and secret detentions.

The new U.S. president has renounced those Bush administration practices, but government lawyers continue to defend the previous administration's top officials accused of authorizing and carrying out those policies.

Wednesday 4 February 2009

Unexpected events



As many companies ponder the financial downturn, no doubt some are wondering whether there needs to be radical changes to their strategic plans, risk management programs, and planning processes for resource allocation. This model illustrates the dilemna many will face as we go into 2009 and beyond.