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How Obama’s strategy on Afghanistan war evolved

This article is adapted from “Confront and Conceal: Obama’s Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power,” to be published by Crown on June 5. It was just one brief exchange about Afghanistan with an aide late in 2009, but it suggests how President Barack Obama’s thinking about what he once called “a war of necessity” began to radically change less than a year after he took up residency in the White House. Not long before, after a highly contentious debate within a war cabinet that was riddled with leaks, Obama had reluctantly decided to order a surge of more than 30,000 troops. The aide told the president that he believed military leaders had agreed to the tight schedule to begin…

Caribbean News

One Caribbean Television Returns As Partner Of Invest Caribbean Now 2012 by admin

Carib PR Wire, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. May 11, 2012: Reiterating its commitment to the Caribbean region, One Caribbean Television returns this June as a partner of the 2012 Invest Caribbean Now Power Forum. OCTV, which jumped on board to help present the inaugural forum last June, has again signed on to the second annual Caribbean Tourism Organization and Hard Beat Communications investment forum, slated for June 6, 2012 at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York City. “We are pleased to be joined by OCTV for a second year in a row,” said Felicia Persaud, CEO of Hard Beat Communications and convener of Invest Caribbean Now. “What OCTV has done is reiterated its investment commitment to this... Read more »



Business

Argentina President’s Visit to Consolidate Economic Relations – AllAfrica.com

Argentina President's Visit to Consolidate Economic RelationsAllAfrica.comThe fair was intended to reinforce the existing bilateral cooperation between Angola and Argentina, facilitate the interaction among businesses from both countries and transmit experience from the Latin American country in the domain of management of …  Read More →


Sports

Challenging times ahead of India — Indian women’s cricket captain – Daily News & Analysis

Challenging times ahead of India — Indian women's cricket captainDaily News & AnalysisBy G Krishnan | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Mithali Raj, Indian women's cricket captain, has a challenging task at hand. After the team under Anjum Chopra lost both the T20Is and ODIs to West Indies in the Caribbean and Australia at home earlier in the …  Read More →


Entertainment

London 2012: Shoppers guide to the Olympic city

Fashion fans heading to London during the upcoming Olympic Games will be spoiled for choice when it comes to indulging in their favorite pastime. Check out Relaxnews’s guide to the best places to shop in the UK capital, from pop-up shops to luxury department stores.  Read More →