I'm the Boss

Aliantha · 11-24-2010, 05:51 AM

Now I know why the US is in such a precarious position. The government keeps giving money away to anyone who says they're in charge.

From the Sydney Morning Herald:

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KABUL: For months, the secret talks unfolding between Taliban and Afghan leaders to end the war appeared to be showing promise, if only because of the repeated appearance of a certain insurgent leader at one end of the table: Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, one of the most senior commanders in the Taliban movement.

But now, it turns out, Mansour was apparently not Mansour at all. In an episode that could have been lifted from a spy novel, US and Afghan officials now say that the Afghan man was an impostor and that high-level discussions conducted with the assistance of NATO appear to have achieved little.

"It's not him," said a Western diplomat in Kabul involved in the discussions. "And we gave him a lot of money."

Apparently it was millions of dollars.

fo0hzy · 11-24-2010, 06:06 AM

*bows*

sexobon · 11-24-2010, 06:12 AM

Already posted and replied to.

Aliantha · 11-24-2010, 05:02 PM

Well I thought it was interesting enough to warrant it's own thread. I know a lot of people don't read huge long threads for various reasons.

casimendocina · 11-24-2010, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliantha

Well I thought it was interesting enough to warrant it's own thread. I know a lot of people don't read huge long threads for various reasons.

I'm one of them. Thanks for posting this.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-24-2010, 11:16 PM

Aw, you upside-downers stick together.

Sexobon was providing a link to his response, which after reading it makes me feel is a very firm conviction, rather than than repeat the post here.

Aliantha · 11-25-2010, 12:00 AM

Well I didn't know it had already been referenced in that thread because I stopped reading that one a long time ago.

TheMercenary · 11-25-2010, 12:14 PM

This happened numerous times in Iraq as well. We gave gobs of money to people who we thought were on our side. In fact they were not. This Administration is not immune to the same manipulative forces.

11-24-2010, 05:02 PM	#4
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Well I thought it was interesting enough to warrant it's own thread. I know a lot of people don't read huge long threads for various reasons. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-24-2010, 11:16 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Aw, you upside-downers stick together. Sexobon was providing a link to his response, which after reading it makes me feel is a very firm conviction, rather than than repeat the post here. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-25-2010, 12:00 AM	#7
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Well I didn't know it had already been referenced in that thread because I stopped reading that one a long time ago. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-25-2010, 12:14 PM	#8
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	This happened numerous times in Iraq as well. We gave gobs of money to people who we thought were on our side. In fact they were not. This Administration is not immune to the same manipulative forces. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

11-24-2010, 06:06 AM	#2
fo0hzy Dirty cigarette-smoking lowlife Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 85	bows

11-24-2010, 06:12 AM	#3
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	Already posted and replied to.

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