Power corrections in e+ e- --> pi+ pi-, K+ K- and B --> K pi, pi pi

CLEO-c measurements of the timelike form factors F_pi, F_K at \sqrt{s}=3.671 GeV provide a direct probe of power corrections (PC's) at energies near m_B. PC's in F_pi, F_K and B \to K pi, pi pi are separated into perturbative and soft parts. In F_pi, F_K the latter are \ge O(10) larger. A PC fit to the B \to K pi, pi pi data also yields a \ge O(10) soft-to-perturbative hierarchy for the QCD penguin PC's. Hence, both can be attributed to dominance of the soft-ovelap between energetic (approximately) back-to-back collinear partons, and consistency of the B\to K pi, pi pi fit with the Standard Model appears to be naturally realized. The CP asymmetries S_{K_s pi^0}, C_{K_s pi^0} are well determined, providing a clean test for new physics.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, version published in Eur. Phys. J. C; elaborated on the connection between power corrections in e+e- ->M1 M2 and the B-> M1 M2 QCD penguin amplitudes; removed speculation that soft-overlaps are much larger for PP than for VP and VV final states, this is not supported by a new analysis in preparatio