There is no great blooper in the world of high fashion, than when two people accidentally arrive at a function dressed in identical outfits. This is never more important than when the two people happen to also be high profile, as well as the world’s most powerful women.

Just such an accident happened when Secretary of State, Hilary Rodham Clinton and German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, arguably two of the most influential women in the world, met for bilateral talks. Clinton was in Berlin for the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s fall.

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When it came time for the Italian prime minster to walk the red carpet, at the NATO conference in Strasbourg, he crawled out of his car, signaling he had to take a phone call, in a major departure from diplomatic protocol. Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, the host, was left flat footed, standing alone on the red carpets, as Silvio Berlusconi paced the banks of the river, talking intensely on his cell phone, with his back firmly turned to Merkel. Millions of viewers around the world watched the very public throwing out of the diplomatic protocol rule book, much to the enjoyment and speculation of the commentators.

BBC Television shelved their regular programs to beam live, the 45 minute ceremony, when the head of the German government, Angela Merkel, formally welcomed the 27 Heads of State, including President Obama,(should have been 28) members of NATO. They gathered on the German – French border to walk over a foot bridge, joining the two countries. The French Prime Minister, Nicolas Sarkozy, met the heads of NATO in the centre, for a photo shoot of this historic moment for the European alliance, before the group proceeded to  walk to the French side.

After greeting the remaining few heads of state, Angela Merkel disappeared inside, after shrugging her shoulders and giving one final look at Berlusconi. He Berlusconi was seen marching off across the neighbouring parkland, closely followed by half a dozen minders. Berlusconi did not join the other NATO heads, in the historical bridge walk, or the one minute silence in honour of NATO soldiers killed in action. He only turned up on the French side of the Rhine, in time for the final photo shoot.

A source in Berlusconi’s office said Berlusconi had been conducting NATO business on the phone, trying to convince Turkish prime minister, Tayyip Erdogan, to accept Europe’s candidate for the next head of the military alliance. Turkey has objected to Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the Danish prime minister, replacing the outgoing NATO secretary-general.

This incident cam only days after the Italian prime minister had been ribbed, or scolded, by the Queen of England, at a G20 photo shoot, for shouting at Barak Obama. The 72 year-old media magnate, now in his third term of office, had earlier made another diplomatic blunder when he twice referred to Obama’s skin colour as a sun tan.

The gaffs don’t stop there. Earlier in the week Michelle Obama briefly put her hand on the back of Queen Elizabeth, as the two chatted during a Buckingham Palace reception. The Queen had first placed her own hand on the First Lady’s back during their conversation. However, the golden rule still applies. It is a major no-no for any person to touch the royal person of the British reigning Monarch.

In 2007 John Howard joined the rank of famous bloopers when he appeared to put his arm around the Queen, in order to direct her through a crowd. Though he adamantly denies touching the royal body, photographs show he was real close.

Earlier in 1992, Paul Keeting, then prime minister of Australia, was dubbed ‘Lizard of Oz’, when he touched the Queen’s back during a tour of Canberra’s Parliament House.

Bloopers keep coming, but for the most part they are kept well hidden from the public eye. All of us make mistakes, some are just more public than others.

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The Most Powerful Woman on earth, Angela Merkel, is hell bent on challenging the Happiest Countries on Earth, such as Costa Ricca, Columbia, Vanuatu, Dominica and Panama. Countries which always seem to feature high on the Happiest Planet Index.

In late Aug 2008, Forbes Magazine announced their 11th annual list of the top 100 most powerful women in the world. The magazine’s criteria for power is based on a composite of how much financial clout the women wield, public profile and how often the women were mentioned by the paparazzi. Women in general however, hold only 15% of the top corporate jobs. Less than 3% of USA’s largest companies have women chief executives and only one out of six company directors are female.

The magazine estimates the women on the list, control in the vicinity of $26 trillion dollars. These women are are defined by their jobs, rather than by who they are.  It is said that some take home an annual pay of $11 million plus. They are women who took advantage of every Blue Moon Opportunity (opportunities that change peoples lives), that came their way.

Past career accomplishments, job title and the amount of money the woman controls, are taken into account by Forges magazine. The magazine then draws comparisons between the different financial realms the women work in, in an attempt to assess the women’s position on a level playing field.

• Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, tops the list in 2008 for the third time in a row
• Second was Sheila Bair, head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
• PepsiCo’s Indra Nooyi came in third, gaining two positions over last year
• Angela Braly head of the health insurance WellPoint retained fourth position, same as last year
• Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Secretary of State came in seventh
• Ho Chin, Temasek Holdings and wife of the Prime Minister of Singapore, was No. 8, dropping from 3rd place last year
• Gail Kelly, head of Australian Wetspac Bank came in No. 11
• Hilary Clinton, with the highest media profile, ranked 28, dropping three places from last year
• Oprah Winfrey ranked 36, dropping all the way from 8th position last year
• First Lady Linda Bush ranked 44

Angela Merkel, nicknamed the ‘Iron Lady’, is following in the footsteps of ex British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, even down to having a similar kind of agenda. Vice Premiere of the People’s Republic of China, Wu Yi, who held third place last year, is also known as the ‘Iron Lady’.  Wu Yi, having been in the top rankings, since 2004, has finally dropped from view this year.

Merkel is crusading to get governments around the globe, to join a Tax Cartel, so that a heavy-handed fist can be brought to bear on all tax havens. The recent purchase, by Merkel, of confidential client data of alleged tax evaders, stolen from a Lichtenstein bank, has highlighted Merkel’s tax-crusade. It is said the Lichenstein bank sold the same material several times over, netting the bank a tidy profit.

Tax havens play an important role in driving the tax rate down in high-taxed countries. Merkel’s crusade could cost the world more than her crusade is worth. Without the availability of alternative competition, afforded through tax havens, taxes would soar.

We live in Vanuatu, one of the tax havens the Iron Lady would like to close down. We sincerely hope Angela’s crusade dies in the traps.

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