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2011-07-12 Afghanistan

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Posted by tipper 2011-07-12 03:54|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1799 views ] Top

1 Must remind Karzai about all this civilian killing stuff he's been bitchn' about. He needs to get a hold on that problem on his side of the table.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-07-12 06:36|| 2011-07-12 06:36|| Front Page Top

2 We might also remind him that if he insists on us withdrawing troops, the first to go will be his personal security detail.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2011-07-12 07:38|| 2011-07-12 07:38|| Front Page Top

3 Is this the brother who is the opium/heroin kingpin?

Posted by Water Modem 2011-07-12 08:51|| 2011-07-12 08:51|| Front Page Top

4 "Is this the brother who is the opium/heroin kingpin?"

Oh, now that would be nice.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2011-07-12 09:12|| 2011-07-12 09:12|| Front Page Top

5 Is this the brother who is the opium/heroin kingpin?

It would appear to be so...

Posted by tu3031 2011-07-12 09:36|| 2011-07-12 09:36|| Front Page Top

6 I've often ranted that, every time The Caped ~~Asshat~~ Preznit slams us for civilian deaths or night raids, we should pull his security for a two-week period, and publicly announce it with "sadness and apologies"

Posted by Frank G 2011-07-12 09:39|| 2011-07-12 09:39|| Front Page Top

7 Kazais detail is mostly made up of afghans since 2006.

Posted by Count Galeazzo Bucket4761 2011-07-12 10:18|| 2011-07-12 10:18|| Front Page Top

8 Probably a drug deal gone bad. Everyone will claim it as a step forward for their cause, except for the surviving Karzai. Perhaps he will begin to get a clue about a couple years from now when he is not President any more and doesn't have 24 hour guard.

Posted by rammer 2011-07-12 10:57|| 2011-07-12 10:57|| Front Page Top

9 For all we know it could have been a sibling rivalry.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-07-12 11:39|| 2011-07-12 11:39|| Front Page Top

10 Ahmad Wali was on the outs with his brother, and trying to build his own powerbase in Kandahar, I think. It's highly weird that the story is that his own bodyguard killed him with guests in the house - sounds like some sort of massive violation of pashtunwali, whatever happened.

Posted by Mitch H. 2011-07-12 15:08|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/ 2011-07-12 15:08|| Front Page Top

11 Another asshole will just step into his place. Just like the drug war in our own neck of the woods. You can't wipe out cockroaches.

Posted by chris 2011-07-12 20:10|| 2011-07-12 20:10|| Front Page Top

12 oh yes you can, and they become less effectual with each immediate promotion

Posted by Frank G 2011-07-12 20:42|| 2011-07-12 20:42|| Front Page Top

13 It would appear to be so...

Interesting article, tu3031. Let me return you this,from the MSNBC blog, which claims the murderous bodyguard was a fellow clansman, and that Pakistan benefitted from the death.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-07-12 21:09|| 2011-07-12 21:09|| Front Page Top

14 A similar method = betrayal may ultimately have to be used agz Uncle Muammar by the UN NFZ Coalition, Libyuhn Rebels over in Libyuh.

[PAKISTAN VS. OSAMA BIN LADEN at Abbottabad here].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-07-12 23:35|| 2011-07-12 23:35|| Front Page Top

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