surge update: ...Ex-U.N. envoy: Karzai may have drug problem

[spanone]

NEW YORK - A former U.N envoy to Afghanistan on Tuesday questioned the "mental stability" of Hamid Karzai and suggested the Afghan president may be using drugs.

In an interview on MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown," Peter Galbraith described Karzai as "off-balance" and "emotional." Galbraith also called for President Barack Obama to vastly limit Karzai’s power to appoint officials within the war-torn country until he proves himself a reliable partner to the U.S.

"He’s prone to tirades. He can be very emotional, act impulsively. In fact, some of the palace insiders say that he has a certain fondness for some of Afghanistan’s most profitable exports," said Galbraith, in an apparent reference to opium or heroin.

When asked whether he meant Karzai has a substance abuse problem, Galbraith responded: "There are reports to that effect. But whatever the cause is, the reality is that he is — he can be very emotional."

Galbraith was interviewed via telecast from Norway.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36196464/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/

[KG]

1. well, that's no reason not to prop up his regime.

:eyes:

[marmar]

2. Enjoying some of his country's No. 1 export crop.....

:smoke:

[UTUSN]

3. Gawker says one David BYRNE said KARZAI is a pederast

It puts the U.S. via the Shrub regime in a position analogous to Ratz. It's in the 2nd link below, which is inside the first link.


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http://gawker.com/5510815/president-of-afghanistan-on-drugs-which-is-honestly-least-of-their-problems
(Previously, in 2005, David Byrne said Karzai was a pederast!)

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http://journal.davidbyrne.com/2005/04/41605.html

4.16.05

.... These writer reporter guys at this dinner party exchange amazing stories — that the U.S.-installed president of Afghanistan is a well known pederast (he likes young boys), for example… but everyone is loath to put that in print. I was sort of mystified — why not print it? The explanation seemed to be that it's not unusual over there and it deflects attention from whether or not he's actually doing anything about pulling that country together, which is deemed a more important issue.

Hmmm. I see.

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[thewiseguy]

5. Its not unusual for Afghans to be pederast

What the fuck?!?! :wtf:

[L0oniX]

4. LOL ..the whole fucking area has a drug problem.