Tiger Woods

By Abid Ali in Business on April 17th, 2010
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Reputation is everything. Ask Tiger Woods. His extra-marital affairs had his sponsors in a tizz. Accounting giant Accenture axed Tiger's multi-million dollar sponsorship deal, as did Pepsi's Gatorade. Bouncing back to become the world's No.1 golfer and restoring his reputation among his peers and onlookers will also take time.

By Marwan Bishara in Imperium on March 24th, 2010
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Soon after the US-Israeli fallout over the settlement issue in Jerusalem took the form of a public spat, Joe Lieberman, the leading backer of Israel in the US senate, demanded an end to the family feud.
 
Considering his dual loyalties, it's no wonder that the Zionist senator is worried. "Let's cut the family fighting, the family feud… it's time to lower voices, to get over the family feud... it just doesn't serve anybody's interests but our enemies."
 
But, like that of Tiger Woods, the US-Israeli spousal scandal continues unabated despite the warnings. As Binyamin Netanyahu, the prime minister, continued to embarrass his US partner in public, Barack Obama refused to be seen with him in public.
 
Instead, Netanyahu was let in from the back door of the White House, away from the cameras.
 

By Josh Rushing in Asia on November 30th, 2009
Photos by Josh Rushing

Barack Obama, the US president, will this week announce a new strategy for Afghanistan that is expected to involve more troops and a greater effort to turn responsibility over to Afghans. This, of course, should sound familiar to anyone who has followed the war in Afghanistan. Just last summer, Obama sent thousands of US Marines into Helmand province to provide security for the impending national elections. I embedded with those Marines. 

Embedding clearly has its challenges. I have done it a number of times, both in Iraq and Afghanistan. You only see what the military allows you to see and if things get difficult - and they usually do - you depend on those you are covering to provide for your safety and well-being. That dynamic creates something similar to the Stockholm syndrome. In other words, it may be hard to report critically on the guys that may have to save your life and who are providing you food and water.

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