But what’s the alternative? - Hamid Karzai, Mahmoud Abbas, CIA, World

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democracy-project.com - 27 days ago

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Daniel Pipes reports that Hamid Karzai’s brother is on the CIA’s payroll, and this is evidence that Karzai is a kept politician, among others in the Middle East, i.e. Iraq’s Nuri al-Maliki, Lebanon’s Saad Hariri, and the Palestinian Authority’s Mahmoud Abbas. ...

telegraph.co.uk - 24 days ago

Hamid Karzai

— telegraph.co.uk — Hamid Karzai's government has already begun arrangements to fix the second round of voting in the country's... presidential poll, an election monitor has said. (more) Hamid Karzai

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attackerman.firedoglake.com - 28 days ago

Karzai’s Brother Reported on US Payroll: So, Uh, How Much CIA Money Inadvertently Funds the Taliban?

— attackerman.firedoglake.com — How many of these are now US property? (photo by ChuckHolton) Time for some serious Congressional hearings.... The New York Times reports that Hamid Karzai’s brother, who has long been suspected of running a drug ring in southern ... (more) Karzai’s Brother Reported on US Payroll: So, Uh, How ...

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tnr.com - 23 days ago

Did Karzai Play Us?

— tnr.com — When John Kerry persuaded Hamid Karzai to agree to a run-off election, the New York Times correctly... described this victory as "little more than a catastrophe averted." So how do you describe the situation as it exists now , with the run-off ... (more) Did Karzai Play Us?

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