NYT: Afghan President - CIA, Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, World

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foxnews.com - 10/28/2009

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The brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who faces a runoff election next week, is on the payroll of the CIA, the New York Times reports, citing unnamed current and former American officials. The Times reports that Ahmed Wali Karzai has provided a variety of services for the CIA for the ...

nytimes.com - 10/28/2009

Brother of Afghan Leader Is Said to Be on C.I.A. Payroll

— nytimes.com — KABUL, Afghanistan 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, ... (more) Brother of Afghan Leader Is Said to Be on C.I.A. Payroll

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Afghanistan

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thehill.com - 10/28/2009

Dems say CIA may have misled Congress 5 times

— thehill.com — The CIA may have misled Congress at least five times since 2001, two Democrats on the House... Intelligence Committee said Tuesday. (more) Dems say CIA may have misled Congress 5 times

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Democratic National Committee

CIA

Nancy Pelosi

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cnas.org - 10/28/2009

The Most Important Article on Afghanistan You'll Read This Week

— cnas.org — Why, you ask? Because if this is true, and if the CIA is empowering Ahmed Wali Karzai... at the same time in which NATO/ISAF is saying abusive local power-brokers are a threat to mission success, then this is yet another example of NATO/ISAF carrying ... (more) The Most Important Article on Afghanistan You'll Read ...