Yet like many other businesses, telecoms is littered with counter-examples suggesting that size means loss of agility.

ECONOMIST: Phone tie-ups

The confusion at a procedural level for the legal advisor attempting to weigh the materiality issue within the overall analysis of liability exposure might be the existence of counter factual claims suggesting that Shariah has a peaceful face in addition to its connection to Islamic terror.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Shariah��s Black Box

The report also takes aim at perceived gender roles, suggesting that counter-terror practices involving both sexes be reevaluated due to their basis in traditional perceptions of gender.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Martin_Scheinin

The denial of a proposed quid pro quo from Bush runs counter to reports in the New York Times and Washington Post suggesting otherwise.

CNN: Potential grows for lame-duck session of Congress

Some critics go further, suggesting that the administration wants to encourage India's weapons build-up precisely to counter China's growing arsenal.

ECONOMIST: Diplomacy and proliferation