The Wall Street Journal-20080122-Corrections - Amplifications
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Corrections & Amplifications
Gen. Dan McNeill, the top U.S. officer in Afghanistan, said that the creation of armed tribal militias to help fight the Taliban is alien to southern Afghanistan and probably wouldn't work there, according to the Financial Times. A Jan. 10 Politics & Economics article about Britain's support of arming militias incorrectly attributed the statement of the general's position to a spokesman. The article also incorrectly implied that the spokesman, Maj. Charles Anthony, blamed the failure of the approach in the south on the Helmand Province's less-cohesive tribal hierarchy. In addition, the general's surname was misspelled as McNeil.
(See: "Politics & Economics: Britain Sees Role for Afghan Tribes --- Militias Would Help Fight Taliban, but U.S. Reaction Is Split" -- WSJ Jan. 10, 2008)
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A photograph that accompanied a Politics & Economics article Saturday about professional advocates in Washington showed Wendell Belew, a lobbyist who is working on behalf of some Islamic organizations. A caption incorrectly identified the person pictured as former U.S. Rep. Mark Siljander.
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Chuck Chaplin is chief financial officer of MBIA Inc. Saturday's Credit Markets column incorrectly identified him as head of investor relations.
(See: "Credit Markets: Bond Insurers Weather Hit To Ratings --- Investors Are Steady As First Downgrades Had Been Expected" -- WSJ Jan. 19, 2008)
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Novartis AG changed the way it calculates executive compensation in its 2007 annual report to include Novartis stock that the company pledges to give executives in the future if they invest their bonuses in Novartis stock today. Novartis didn't include this stock in the compensation table in its 2006 annual report. If Novartis had, Chief Executive Daniel Vasella's compensation would have been greater, and would have fallen 33% in 2007 to 17 million Swiss francs ($15.5 million). An article on Friday's Earnings Digest page said Dr. Vasella's compensation fell by about 20% in 2007 to 17 million Swiss francs. That was based on the total compensation figure Novartis reported for him in the compensation table in its 2006 annual report: 21 million Swiss francs.
(See: "Earnings Digest: Novartis's Net Drops 45%, Hit by Generics" -- WSJ Jan. 18, 2008)
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HMV Group PLC, the British retailer of music, DVDs, books and games, closed its last U.S. store in 2004. An article on Friday's Earnings Digest page incorrectly said the company still has stores in the U.S.
(See: "Earnings Digest -- Retail: HMV Reports Strong Holiday Sales --- 'Social Hub' Outlets, Small-Ticket Offerings Benefit British Retailer" -- WSJ Jan. 18, 2008)
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