The First Week of November 2008
The President’s Office, The White HouseThe President was wearing casual clothes: a pair of jeans and a checked shirt unbuttoned at the neck. Although it had been another long night, he felt more relaxed thanks to his wife. The First Lady, Pam Whiting, had insisted that he sleep in for a few days until he recouped some of his lost energy. That morning he had risen at nine, instead of the usual six o’clock. The rest had made him feel better but it would take a lot longer before he was completely back to his old self.
For the past few weeks, the story of Banerjee’s death and the success of Project Sabre monopolized every paper and all the TV stations. In all the four corners of the world, politicians and their people alike started cautiously looking forward t
