Karzai's decision to defy international pressure and appoint Mohammad Qasim Fahim as one of his two vice-presidential candidates for the 20 August poll showed the world and the Afghan people that the president was "moving the country backwards", said a western diplomat in Kabul, who is close to the UN chief in the country, Kai Eide.
http://www.modoracle.com/news/Karzai-Picks-Ex-Warlord-as-Running-Mate_17966.html
So....is there such a thing as an "ex" warlord?
Stumble It!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12480416/
http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/ ... 16166b5453
The "decrease" (and I use the word loosely) is in the areas where the Taliban is weakest, and where the "warlords" reign. I wonder if there really IS a decrease. Or barring that, are the "warlords" being bought off NOT to grow the poppy...........
I don't know if it is true, but I remember reading that Karzai's brother is a drug lord. Either way his government is corrupt and he is nothing more then a puppet.
I don't know if it's true, but the head of US Homeland Security and a well respected US Senator both said that the 9/11 terrorists came from Canada.
Repeating a lie leads to all sorts of bad things. Be sure.
U.S. Military Links Karzai Brother to Drugs
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/200 ... y_lin.html
Reports Link Karzai's Brother to Afghanistan Heroin Trade
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/world ... tml?src=tp
Karzai's kin linked to heroin trafficking
http://www.thestar.com/specialsections/article/512017
Being the nice guy that I am, here is a rebuttal
Karzai's brother denies drug trade links
http://news.webindia123.com/news/articl ... 71311.html
Here are some links referring to Karzai's brother SUSPECTED (in big bold letters so no one gets sued) involvement in the Afghan heroin trade.
I'm not concerned one way or the other, I just prefer truth vs. rumour.