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After war room, heading Ivy League classroom
On a recent evening in a classroom at Yale, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal held forth for two animated hours on the conflicts in Northern Ireland and South Africa, with bits of his own history as the former top commander in Afghanistan thrown in. In earlier classes he covered the Bay of Pigs and Vietnam and, as his students tell it, recounted in mesmer...
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After McChrystal, French General now scolded for Afghanistan comments
A French General drew fire from his top brass on Friday for criticising the US strategy in Afghanistan, after the American commander there was sacked for a similar reason.General Vincent Desportes was quoted by Le Monde newspaper as saying that "the situation is worse than ever" in Afghanistan, where US and other allied troops are battling the Tali...
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General McChrystal sees Obama, then leaves before war meeting
Gen Stanley A McChrystal left the White House after meeting with President Obama for about 20 minutes, departing ahead of a meeting on the Afghanistan war scheduled for later Wednesday morning, but there was no immediate word on whether he would keep his job as the top American commander in Afghanistan.
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All options on table: White House on McChrystal
The top US commander in Afghanistan appeared to be on his way out after the White House and Pentagon took strong objection to his controversial comments against key aids of Obama administration in an interview.
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US Commander in trouble over rolling stone interview
General Stanley A McChrystal, the top commander in Afghanistan, was ordered back to Washington on Tuesday after a magazine article portrayed him and his staff as openly contemptuous of some senior members of the Obama administration, the United States ambassador to Afghanistan and senior European officials.
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After war room, heading Ivy League classroom
On a recent evening in a classroom at Yale, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal held forth for two animated hours on the conflicts in Northern Ireland and South Africa, with bits of his own history as the former top commander in Afghanistan thrown in. In earlier classes he covered the Bay of Pigs and Vietnam and, as his students tell it, recounted in mesmer...
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After McChrystal, French General now scolded for Afghanistan comments
A French General drew fire from his top brass on Friday for criticising the US strategy in Afghanistan, after the American commander there was sacked for a similar reason.General Vincent Desportes was quoted by Le Monde newspaper as saying that "the situation is worse than ever" in Afghanistan, where US and other allied troops are battling the Tali...
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General McChrystal sees Obama, then leaves before war meeting
Gen Stanley A McChrystal left the White House after meeting with President Obama for about 20 minutes, departing ahead of a meeting on the Afghanistan war scheduled for later Wednesday morning, but there was no immediate word on whether he would keep his job as the top American commander in Afghanistan.
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All options on table: White House on McChrystal
The top US commander in Afghanistan appeared to be on his way out after the White House and Pentagon took strong objection to his controversial comments against key aids of Obama administration in an interview.
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US Commander in trouble over rolling stone interview
General Stanley A McChrystal, the top commander in Afghanistan, was ordered back to Washington on Tuesday after a magazine article portrayed him and his staff as openly contemptuous of some senior members of the Obama administration, the United States ambassador to Afghanistan and senior European officials.
