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have more attention for clients.
You may wonder how clients
responded to these changes. Our
legacy automotive clients don't see
a difference other than me rarely
calling. When they have need for our
services, they call and we're glad to
help.
Our newer clients are owners and
presidents of privately held com-
panies, many with less than 100
employees, who are frustrated with
stagnant or declining profits.
Like us, they used to do things in
a nonchalant fashion. And like us,
they're looking for new ideas and
ways to be more effective, to grow
and to make operations lean and
efficient.
I am energized by my new clients'
openness to thinking outside the
box. They know where they want
to go, but might not know how to
get there. And they appreciate an
outside set of eyes to guide them

forward.
I tell people I studied cash flow in
grad school, but didn't really under-
stand its meaning until I had my
own business with payroll, lease and
mortgage. This recession has taught
me to keep an eye on the game, not
react to every play.
Running a business is a dynamic
process, and growing a business
takes perceptiveness, instincts and
an open mind.
We are a nation of entrepreneurs
with so much potential to innovate
and create solutions. As long as
we're open to learning and taking
risks, I'm confident that our future
in Michigan is bright. [1

the flotilla passengers was Hussein
Urosh, a Turkish IHH member
attempting to smuggle al-Qaida
operatives into Gaza.
Treasury's legal team may need
to consider the question of whether
IHH, in its effort to provide aid to
Hamas, was attempting to provide
material support to a terrorist orga-
nization. While Hamas is the de
facto government in Gaza, it is also
a designated terrorist group, and has
been since 1995.
According to a June U.S.
Supreme Court decision, Holder v.
Humanitarian Law Project, the U.S.
government can make material sup-
port charges even when the support
is neither financial nor military.
All of this is not to say that IHH is
destined for a terrorist designation.
Treasury will need to gather enough
intelligence to meet the Justice
Department's legal criteria, and a
fleet of lawyers will pore over the
case before it is through.

Moreover, an interagency
working group that includes the
Central Intelligence Agency, State
Department and the National
Security Council will also need to
grant its blessings, which can make
the process painfully political.
The State Department is particu-
larly adept at squelching designa-
tions, and it's a good bet it won't sit
this one out. Designating IHH would
undoubtedly strain U.S.-Turkish
relations, which have been already
damaged by the ruling Justice and
Development Party's steady drift
into Iran's orbit.
In this case, however, State may
not have the upper hand. With legis-
lators actively weighing in, the facts
alone may determine the fate of the
IHH. ❑

Wishing our friends,
family and community
a happy, healthy, and
prosperous NewYear!

EShanah

Murray Sittsamer is owner of The

Luminous Group LLC, a Novi-based con-

sultancy devoted to guiding entrepre-

neurs and small businesses to greater

success by offering a fresh perspective

and sound business insights.

Jonathan Schanzer is vice president for

research at the Foundation for Defense

of Democracies and a former U.S.

Treasury intelligence analyst.

Jonathan Schanzer will speak about "Israel vs. Iran: The Ongoing War"
at 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 6, at Young Israel of Oak Park, 15140 W.10 Mile.
The event is free. For information, contact YIOP, (248) 967-3655; or
Mark Segel, (248) 208-2773, myalesegel®comcast.net . Talk co-sponsors
are Young Israel of Oak Park and the Zionist Organization of America-
Michigan Region. Schanzer also is speaking at Congregation Shaarey
Zedek Selichot services in Southfield at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4.

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