Special From NewsMax's Most Informed Sources
Monday, Jan. 31, 2005

1. Poll Results: Condi Can Win Republican Nod

NewsMax Magazine's recent cover story "Condi vs. Hillary" -- authored by Dick Morris -- has created a stir in Washington's political circles and on the Web.

In his article, Morris asserts his belief that Hillary will be the Democratic nominee in 2008.

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Her White House ambitions can be stopped, he says.

But only one candidate can win both the Republican nomination and the general election in 2008. Her name is Condoleezza Rice, Morris writes in his exclusive NewsMax column.

NewsMax is still completing its online poll about a Condi vs. Hillary race.

Already more than 60,000 respondents have voted and the results suggest that Morris may be on to something.

Asked if Hillary will run for president, 91% said "yes."

Asked if Condi would be the "best candidate" the Republicans could nominate in 2008, 44% said yes, while 56% said some other candidate would be better.

Dick Morris reacted to the poll results.

He tells NewsMax that Condi's 44% draw was great news for her because there are many other possible candidates and the race is still wide open.

But the question is, will Condi run?

Dick Morris tells that us he spoke with Condi about the matter during a Fox News Channel appearance.

When Dick broached the subject off the air, Condi tersely replied, "But I am not running."

Morris rejoined, with a smile, that he is going to make life difficult for her over the next few years. Morris has said Condi may have to be drafted to run.

Editor's Note: Get NewsMax's Special Report by Dick Morris on Condi vs. Hillary -- Go Here Now.

2. U.S. to Occupy Iraq Forever?

The CIA and the Defense Department have both issued reports suggesting that the U.S. occupation of Iraq may last another four to five years.

But a member of the Pentagon's Defense Advisory Board tells NewsMax that "it may be much longer than that."

When asked how long, the member, who advises Donald Rumsfeld, responded, "We're still in Germany."

Of course, U.S. troops have remained in Germany to prevent a Russian invasion -- not to maintain the German state as a democracy.

But what is clear from our source: The U.S. is looking for a permanent U.S. placement in Iraq using military bases.

3. Johnny Carson Helped 'The Spike'

The passing of Johnny Carson this week brought fond memories to one journalist who owes his best-seller status to the great comedian.

Arnaud de Borchgrave, the noted editor (and NewsMax Board member), tells us that it was primarily Johnny Carson who trumpeted his 1980 novel, co-authored with Robert DeMoss, onto the top of the New York Times best-seller list.

Carson had invited de Borchgrave to "The Tonight Show" to talk about his Cold War thriller, which exposed American media complicity with the Soviets.

But de Borchgrave recalls that Johnny enjoyed his jokes so much, he interrupted his guest to say, "Wait a minute, aren't I the one telling the jokes here?"

Carson so enjoyed the program -- and apparently the book - that he brought de Borchgrave on for a second show.

4. China, EU Preparing to Challenge the U.S.

You probably didn't see this on the nightly news ...

But China is fast becoming the prime mover and shaker in challenging America's superpower status.

The interesting development, we have from sources in Europe, is the new understanding between China and the EU that they must seriously work together to challenge the United States and her sole-superpower status.

The goal of the two giants is to create "a multi-polar" world. "Multi-polar" is the new buzzword of the global elites who fear the U.S.

The EU-China development was not lost at the meeting of the global elites this past week at the World Economic Forum, held in Davos, Switzerland.

The International Herald Tribune days ago noted the new China dynamic:

"High-profile diplomacy with the European Union, trade accords in Latin America, oil deals in Africa and a string of corporate acquisitions all over the world: China is on an offensive to take its economic miracle abroad, suggesting a gradual shift in the economic and political power in the world in the next decade."

Unsaid but understood is that the shift in power is away from the United States.

China, thanks to American trade, investment and the hundreds of thousands of Chinese students who have trained in the U.S., is fast becoming an economic tiger.

Already, China and the European Union are each other's largest trading partners. And recently, China surpassed the U.S. as Japan's largest trading partner.

The developments in China would not be so ominous if Beijing were a free country, but communists -- who believe that America remains their mortal enemy -- still dominate.