Your Thoughts Re: Brother of Afghan President Is on C.I.A. Payroll, Officials Say
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Brother of Afghan President Is on C.I.A. Payroll, Officials Say Ahmed Wali Karzai, the brother of the Afghan president and a suspected player in the country's booming illegal opium trade, gets regular payments from the Central Intelligence Agency, and has for much of the past eight years, according to current and former American officials. The agency pays Mr. Karzai for a variety of services, and those financial ties and the agency's close working relationship with him raise significant questions about America's war strategy, which is currently under review at the White House.
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[ Featured clip is of the Movie Trailer 'The War Within' tells the story from the mind of a Pakistani Indian who is upset with the American government for decisions taken against his country for which he finds in direct opposition to American democracy although American citizens are unaware of thanks to ignorance about many things. The movie was a very thought provoking movie which made me think about the stuff that corruption and greed does to officials lke in the Watergate Scandal & the Iran-Contra Scandal. One thing that was said in this movie and stood out to me was when the guy made the statement, "Ignorance is not innocense". ]
Brother of Afghan President Is on C.I.A. Payroll, Officials Say Ahmed Wali Karzai, the brother of the Afghan president and a suspected player in the country's booming illegal opium trade, gets regular payments from the Central Intelligence Agency, and has for much of the past eight years, according to current and former American officials. The agency pays Mr. Karzai for a variety of services, and those financial ties and the agency's close working relationship with him raise significant questions about America's war strategy, which is currently under review at the White House.
Read More:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33500863/ns/wo...
[ Featured clip is of the Movie Trailer 'The War Within' tells the story from the mind of a Pakistani Indian who is upset with the American government for decisions taken against his country for which he finds in direct opposition to American democracy although American citizens are unaware of thanks to ignorance about many things. The movie was a very thought provoking movie which made me think about the stuff that corruption and greed does to officials lke in the Watergate Scandal & the Iran-Contra Scandal. One thing that was said in this movie and stood out to me was when the guy made the statement, "Ignorance is not innocense". ]
Guys I find it real sad that corruption and greed continue to raise their ugly heads in our government. I can't imagine being an immigrant living here in America and still having family back in my home country suffering because of US Foreign policies. That would be too hard for me.