KABUL, Afghanistan — Allegations of wrongdoing have swirled around Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s half-brother for years, but now they are coming from inside the president’s own Defense Ministry.
Smells like a CIA COUP to ME!!!
Related: The Boston Globe's Invisible Ink: Karzai's Kin
The president, who defended his half-brother against allegations of criminal behavior yesterday, is being asked to investigate whether Ahmad Wali Karzai used his influence to help friends and associates build profitable projects on government-owned land....
Regardless of whether the allegations are true, Ahmad Wali Karzai, 48, has become a political liability for Hamid Karzai, a symbol of cronyism and a lightning rod for criticism of his administration.
I love it when the AmeriKan MSM gives you a WHATEVER!!
Critics, including some in the international community, say Ahmad Wali Karzai is standing in the way of efforts to set up an effective government in Kandahar, where US, NATO, and Afghan forces are ramping up security to rout the Taliban from their spiritual birthplace.
But not an offensive.
The political dispute only adds to the problems in Kandahar, where insurgents have responded to the military operation by killing government officials and others seen as allies of those seeking change....
A senior defense official in Washington said that the commander of joint operations in Iraq, General Stanley McChrystal, recently conducted a review of Ahmad Wali Karzai’s activities and that while there was suspicious behavior there was no evidence of criminal wrongdoing.
Whatever.
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Can we come home now?
