WikiLeaks an American conspiracy, Afghans say
KABUL, Afghanistan — A top government official caught with $52 million dollars? The president’s brother a “corrupt drugs baron? Hamid Karzai himself “weak” and “prone to conspiracy”? In Afghanistan, such “news” items have long since failed to shock, or even raise the occasional eyebrow ...
The cables have left Afghans wondering just who is in charge in Washington. Many see the flood of information as part of a carefully orchestrated campaign inside the U.S. government — although no one yet has come up with a logical explanation as to why U.S. President Barack Obama, or anyone in Washington for that matter, would so determinedly want to shoot himself in the foot.
“I think there is some reason behind these leaks,” Mojda said. “It is not clear what these reasons are. But I think there will be more documents, even more sensitive and they will be leaked to the public. What is happening now is that some people are preparing the way for these future leaks with the present revelations” ...
“We are supposed to think that this was all done by some genius of technology — but the United States, with all its power, would not let anybody get access to such sensitive material without their knowledge,” Mojda added ...
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