August
8
Secret Downing Street Memo leaked
Secret Downing Street Memo leaked
Posted by
,
No Comments
Saturday, May 14, 2005
Documents leaked from the U.K. government revealed an apparent secret agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom to attack Iraq in 2002. The Times, a British national newspaper, reported that newly-discovered documents reveal British and U.S. intentions to invade Iraq and leaders of the two countries had “discussed creating pretextual justifications for doing so”. The documents go on to say that Tony Blair decided the U.S. would need to “create” conditions to justify the war. The leaked document has not received much coverage in the United States.
The document, known popularly as the “Downing Street memo“, is a document purporting to contain the minutes taken during a meeting among United Kingdom government and political figures on July 23, 2002 discussing the build-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Its authenticity has not been officially confirmed nor denied by the government, though Downing Street has stated that the document contains “nothing new.” There have been repeated media and congressional requests for clarification.
Downing Street in London contains the official residence of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom] (at 10 Downing Street) and is a metonym for the United Kingdom government. Ultimately the United Kingdom sent 46,000 troops to join the United States-led action, by far the largest non-US contingent in the invasion.
The memo comes on the heels of other leaked documents from the UK. [1]
No Comments
- Click Here For More Specific Information On:
- Aboriginal Painting For Sale
byadmin
Small, medium, and large businesses alike compete to get on the list to have exhibits at tradeshows in Chicago. There are several reasons for this. Exhibiting at a tradeshow, and visiting the exhibits, can be advantageous for your business. Consider, as an easy example, why a prominent security company would have an exhibit at a Tradeshow. They are an established, huge, efficient business. The reason is they have a service to offer virtually every business at the show. Any business with a physical location has to be secured. This is just an example of why you would want to exhibit your business at a Tradeshow. You have a service or products to market, much like the large security company. Your products and services are needed by other exhibitors at the show and are needed by visitors. Your Regular customers will visit these shows simply because you are there representing your business. Offer show discounts or other incentives and build stronger connections. While you are at it, build new connections. The advantages are too significant to ignore.
The Magic of Visitor- to-Exhibitor Interaction
Are exhibitors selling or buying? Are visitors selling or buying? Tradeshows in Chicago are open territory. Of course exhibitors are selling. One could guess this is their major motive. Look deeper. You, as a small start-up company, could strategize a service to sell to an exhibitor even as a visitor with no exhibit, just a badge. This is the nature of interactions at tradeshows. It isn’t luck. It is work. What you could end up with is a Fortune 500 company simply because you took the initiative to present yourself selling your products or services at a show exhibit. By the way, it is normal to feel nervous. The reciprocal of this situation could be beneficial as well. The visitor meets the exhibitor, discovering a service to precisely enhance their new small business. It will be an investment. The visitor becomes a customer to the exhibitor. Ideally, the business relationship will be mutually beneficial. There are too many variants of these interactions to describe. Ultimately, the importance of both exhibiting and visiting tradeshows in Chicago should be apparent.
Ideas for Leveraging the Allure of Your Exhibit
Primarily, the first thing you want to do with an exhibit is create an attractive presence. If you have products, display them. If you offer services, have representatives present to interact with potential customers. Have an attractive graphic display. Create allure to bring customers in. Next, leverage your business allure to create a conversation.One approach is to stay in one place, waiting for visitors and vendors to find your exhibit among the multitude of other vendors. This can work well. Another idea is to send representatives out across the entire tradeshow while someone stays at your exhibit. Find a way to let others know where your booth is located. Analyze the results. The results are typically positive.
">
Missing Afghan jet found; 104 believed dead
Posted by
,
No Comments
Saturday, February 5, 2005
On Saturday NATO and Afghan troops located the wreckage of the Kam Air Boeing 737 missing since Thursday.
Afghan interior ministry spokesman Latfullah Mashal announced the discovery. “The debris of the plane was found around 25 kilometers east of Kabul in a mountainous area called Band-e Ghazi.”
The jet had been enroute to Kabul from Herat when it was diverted due to heavy snow. The crew then sought clearance to land across the border in Peshawar, Pakistan before it lost contact with air control. 104 persons are reported to have been aboard, including 8 crew members; there are no signs of survivors reported.
The weather conditions have hampered search and rescue efforts. NATO-operated helicopters located the crash site. Afghan police and units from Afghanistan’s foreign peacekeeping force are investigating the scene of the crash, according to Mr. Mashal.
