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2010-10-30 Afghanistan

Afghan president Hamid Karzai condemns NATO's $256m drugs raid

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Posted by tipper 2010-10-30 09:03|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 He stopped just short of saying the US and Russia need to make all the baddies, including himself, in this raid whole...

Posted by M. Murcek 2010-10-30 09:12|| 2010-10-30 09:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Time to go. Past time to go in fact. We are supporting a criminal enterprise, one based on creating addicts for its products. And at least a portion of the sales of the addicting drugs funds our enemies.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2010-10-30 09:38|| 2010-10-30 09:38|| Front Page Top

#3 Hey, give me a heads up if you are going to do anything that might cut into my boodle.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-10-30 09:48|| 2010-10-30 09:48|| Front Page Top

#4 So, Hamid, talk to your buddies in Tehran and tell them to up your cut to make up for the shortfall.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2010-10-30 14:19|| 2010-10-30 14:19|| Front Page Top

"No organisation or institution has the right to carry out such military operations inside the territory of our country without permission and agreement from the Islamic Government of Afghanistan,"

When the national police (interior ministry) is complicit in the drugs operation, notification of the government would be counter-productive. It would be logical to assume that thee individuals would gain advance knowledge of the operation potentially diminishing its effectiveness.

Surely the government of Afghanistan understands that as to believe otherwise would be to cast the government as naive.

Posted by crosspatch 2010-10-30 16:35|| 2010-10-30 16:35|| Front Page Top

#6 I'd send a two word message to Hamid:

"President Dostum"

Posted by Frank G 2010-10-30 16:39|| 2010-10-30 16:39|| Front Page Top

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