SHOULD WE EXPECT THEM TO RETALIATE WHEN WE FIRE OUR NOBEL LAUREATE IN NOVEMBER 2012?:

Firing Of Nobel Winner Straining U.S./Bangladeshi Relations (Chris Barth, Mar. 23 2011, Forbes)

The firing of Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize Winner and founder of Grameen Bank, has drawn criticism and questions from international leaders. Now the situation is threatening to undermine — or at the very least strain — U.S. relations with the seemingly responsible Bangladesh government. According to a report on Rediff, an India-based web portal, a planned visit from Secretary of State Hilary Clinton hinges on successful resolution of the issue.

“We in the United States have been deeply troubled by the difficulties [Yunus] is currently facing,” said US Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake. “If there is no compromise, it will have an effect on our bilateral relations.”

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