Barack Obama Makes History Again with Nobel Peace Prize
By VOA News 09 October 2009
U.S. President Barack Obama’s historic life journey took another extraordinary step Friday when he was named the winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.
The prize comes just 11 months after then U.S. senator Obama became the first African-American to be elected president of the United States.
He [...]
OBAMA’S AF-PAK TROIKA FAILS TO DELIVER
Global Analyst Online – Global News Blog
By B.Raman
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers32/paper3186.html
US policy-makers had hoped that the taking-over of Gen. David Petraeus as the commander of the US Central Command, and Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the US Commander in Afghanistan working under Gen.Petraeus would bring about a more proactive strategy to weaken the Taliban and create a [...]
MIDEAST: Obama Maneuvres Between Jewish Israelis, Jewish Americans
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Analysis by Helena Cobban*
WASHINGTON, Jul 31 (IPS) – Pres. Barack Obama has repeatedly declared himself a close friend of Israel. But many Israelis inside and outside their country’s government have now expressed concern about the lack of closeness, or even just of attention, with which [...]
OBAMA’s NIGHTMARE: CONTRADICTIONS IN AFPAK POLICY
Posted by editors on October 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Global Analyst Online – Global News Blog
By M RAMA RAO
New Delhi: As President Obama is getting ready for a midcourse correction to his AfPak policy, he and his advisors must come to grips with the very basic features of the policy that has brought a new nightmare to the Americans. The policy has [...]
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