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2004-01-08 Afghanistan

New statute may lead to dictatorship: Ex-Afghan president

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2004-01-08 23:05|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Sore loser!

Posted by Anonymous2U 2004-1-8 12:43:45 AM|| 2004-1-8 12:43:45 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 He IS correct. Afghanistan's gonna need a George Washington, not only to lead it, but to set an example by being able to stop leading it.

Posted by Ptah 2004-1-8 7:46:02 AM|| [http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2004-1-8 7:46:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Hey, Mr. Rabbani -- nobody said it'd be easy. Run for office, keep talking, and it'll be as much of a success as the Afghani people allow it to be. The U.S. Constitution wasn't a product of nationwide consensus either, but it served...

Posted by snellenr 2004-1-8 11:02:29 AM|| 2004-1-8 11:02:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 A strong Prez is good when it's Karzai. Now -after- Karzai...

Posted by someone 2004-1-8 11:51:11 AM|| 2004-1-8 11:51:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Rabbaani was a notorious idiot, power hungry and, at least politically, dishonest. In his last years Commander Massood, despite belonging to his party despised him.

Taking the advice of Rabbani just because he is a former president is as silly as taking the advice of Jimmy Carter.

Posted by JFM 2004-1-8 12:36:04 PM|| 2004-1-8 12:36:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Now-after-Karzai, the guy with the biggest guns gets to pick the next Karzai. Paging Donald Rumsfeld......

Posted by john 2004-1-8 12:55:46 PM|| 2004-1-8 12:55:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Taking the advice of Rabbani just because he is a former president is as silly as taking the advice of Jimmy Carter.

LOL. Game's changed Elroy... hand me the rabbit paddle...

New Orleans JFM. You would thrive.

Posted by Shipman 2004-1-8 3:36:12 PM|| 2004-1-8 3:36:12 PM|| Front Page Top

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