President Obama laid out his plans for troop draw down from Afghanistan. At least he is cognizant of the fact that 2012 re election bid is fast approaching. He will be on the campaign trail soon, behind the podiums, talking to a whole lot of Americans. It is no surprise, that his approval ratings took a plunge again, right after the OBL episode. The fact remains that...
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Even though he did not sing the unofficial anthem, but what President Obama said loud and clear, by releasing his detailed Birth Certificate, “I was born in the USA.” Told you so. Of course its not adequate for the detractors, especially Donald Trump and company. Mr. Trump is all “fired” up, with this issue. Even with this, Mr. Trump, still...
Undoubtedly the recent U turn of President Obama on the trial of the 09/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Muhammed and a few others will stir a new controversy. Initially, the plans were to try KSM in New York, where the horrific day of 09/11, not only brought down the twin towers, but in essence altered the world we live in for ever. It seems like based on the advise of...
Life is ever changing, and this is its real beauty. Who would have known, hardly a few months back, that Egypt and Tunisia would lose their iconic dictatorial leaders. Morocco, Oman and Yemen would head for some major changes. Till these lines are being written, Libya is the battleground central. If Qaddafi thinks that crushing the rebellion will be the end of his woes,...
It is no secret that the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions have started a new tsunami of sorts in authoritarian regimes of the Middle East. It is quite heartening to see people on the streets of other major metropolises demanding similar rights and freedoms, as their Egyptian brethren have achieved, after such a momentous and historical movement. When the 18 day long...
It is history in the making for Egypt. Thousands had gathered under immense pressure and against all odds with unyielding fervour to unseat a dictator. The handwriting may be on the wall for him, but it is hard for him to swallow some very harsh realities. Regretfully, the Middle Eastern countries and some African nations are plagued by such regimes. Where a man’s...
Politics is a strange game of “imagery.” There is no doubt that Show Business and Politics have a lot in common. On the silver screen, the movie makers have to have the right ingredients to keep the audience captivated for a few hours, or else their flick gets literally “canned” for ever. On the political scene, the aides and advisors serve that...
When Barack H. Obama, the first African American President of the US, took the oath of office, the Political Pundits had predicted that, Mr. Obama would be a single term President. It was not because of his skin color, but due to the fact that he had inherited a downward spiralling economy. In a few days, when we hit the polling booths for the mid term elections, Mr. Obama...