Pending war in Afghanistan tops the bill in all papers this morning following Tony Blair's speech yes...
Pending war in Afghanistan tops the bill in all papers this morning following Tony Blair's speech yesterday in which he outlined the West's efforts to win hearts and minds in that country by proposing to feed the population while at the same time waging war against the ruling Taliban. In matters economic the FT says that the destruction in the US on 11 September has caused a huge dip in US consumer confidence. The news came late Tuesday when the Conference Board, based in New York, released its latest monthly survey of 5,000 US households. It reported the biggest fall in consu...
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