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The Tribulations Of Tribal Politics
 In this year's American defense budget, over a billion dollars is allocated, in effect, to bribe Afghan tribal leaders. This is not something new. U.S. commanders have been buying the loyalty (or at least neutrality) of dozens of Afghan warlords and tribal leaders since 2001.Rest at link Posted by: ed 2009-11-01 |
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