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Afghanistan
Hamid Karzai escapes assassination attempt
2007-06-11
Taliban militants made a failed attempt to kill Afghan President Hamid Karzai with a rocket attack on Sunday, narrowly missing a building where he was giving a speech, the Taliban and government spokesmen said.

Karzai was giving a speech to the residents of Andar district in Ghazni province when rockets were fired nearby, said Ali Shah Ahmadzai, provincial police chief. Arif Yaqoubi, a local reporter, said six rockets were fired nearby as Karzai was delivering the speech. “He briefly stopped his speech. People were concerned and worried,” Yaqoubi said. “But then Karzai continued by saying, calm down and don’t worry,” he added.

Purported Taliban spokesman Qari Yousef Ahmadi said Taliban militants were behind the attack. “The Taliban knew that Karzai was coming to Andar district and fired 12 rockets while he was meeting people,” Ahmadi told the AP.
Posted by:Fred

#2  Lenin said that the last capitalist will speculate on the very rope that hangs him; Karzai would respect the "freedom" of action of the jihadi who was about to assassinate him.

Damn good observation, McZoid. Karzai's flaccid response regarding imposition of the death penalty over Abdul Rahman's conversion to Christianity showed just how reluctant he is to purge remnant Talibal elements from the Afghan judicial system. It should then come as no surprise that he also refuses to crack down on the typical Muslim crapulence even though it threatens his very life. His buddy Musharraf seems to be having the same problem too. I guess being so preoccupied with mouthing all the usual pious Islamic platitudes makes it real hard to bark out a few harsh orders to your henchmen. Both of these assholes are about to learn the hard way that this "Islam can do no wrong" horseshit has its limits.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-06-11 19:44  

#1  Earlier this year, the Toronto Star reported that jihad incitement was issuing from numerous Kabul mosques. Karzai should be constraining freedoms of speech, association and conscience, where these advance terrorism. Lenin said that the last capitalist will speculate on the very rope that hangs him; Karzai would respect the "freedom" of action of the jihadi who was about to assassinate him.
Posted by: McZoid   2007-06-11 16:21  

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