How modern communication ruined Obama’s tour to Afghanistan – World News
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012 7:04:55 by Irfan Khokhar
The US President Barack Obama is currently visiting Kabul, Afghanistan, in order to to sign a post-war agreement with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. His visit to Afghanistan was supposedly a secret tour but Twitter almost let the cat out of the bag. The news spread like jungle-fire eventually causing the White House to scramble to keep the president’s whereabouts secret.
According to a local Afghan news station, President Obama landed in Afghanistan on Tuesday, May 1. They tweeted the information in the first place and then it became viral.
The tour was supposed to be kept secret for security reasons. If an enemy of the U.S. got ahold of Obama’s itinerary, it could give them prior notice to ambush for the president.
Here’s a little rundown on the tweetaries, which were shared on the Twitter about Obama’s visit to Afghanistan.
Is this right? RT @TOLOnews BREAKING: United States President Barack Obama has arrived in Kabul to meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
U.S. Embassy Kabul @USEmbassyKabul
Reports that President Obama is in Kabul are false.
The whole is he or isn’t he game continues! RT @Pressistan: All roads leading to Wazir akbar khan, US embassy blocked by police
BREAKING: President Obama in Afghanistan on an unannounced trip to sign agreement on US post-war role.
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Posted by Irfan Khokhar
on May 2 2012. Filed under USA, World.
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