Friday, December 24, 2010

Corruption and the Karzai Clan in Kandahar

The WikiLeaks has released thousands of documents that clearly will endanger lives and harm the war effort.  On the other hand, it has certainly exposed just how corrupt the Karzai regime is.  Money is pumping into the pockets of the extended Karzai clan, being dumped into overseas bank accounts, and the US and its allies are being taken to the cleaners.  Read more in "Cable from Kandahar: You can't buy peace", The Globe and Mail, December 4, 2010.

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