Monday, November 23, 2009
Still not sure what he will do
At least that is how the press is presenting the no-brainer that has been presented to Karzai of the Afghans. According to McClatchy
And in the meantime the butchers bill for covering his thieving ass is:
President Hamid Karzai's pledge to root out political corruption in his second term faces a quick test from government attorneys, who've asked for new powers to pursue some of the country's top leaders.He may well say yes because of the pressure he is under to clean up his act, but only after he has completely gelded any investigations.
Officials in the attorney general's office said Monday that they wanted Karzai to take decisive steps so that they could pursue corruption cases against as many as 15 current and former government officials, including at least two in the president's Cabinet.
It wasn't clear whether Karzai, whose government is internationally rated as one of the most corrupt in the world, would approve of an investigation into political allies, some of whom may have helped him win re-election through massive vote rigging.
And in the meantime the butchers bill for covering his thieving ass is:
government officials said four U.S. troops, three Afghan soldiers and five Afghan civilians, including three children, had been killed in the last 24 hours.The whole of Afghanistan isn't worth even one of those lives.
So far this month, 15 American fighters have been killed in Afghanistan. Nearly 60 Americans were killed in October, making it the most deadly month of the war.
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