Karzai blames foreign spies for “insider attacks”
Yeah, nice try, Hamid. Of course, he brought all of his national security advisers together and they came up with what they thought was a good excuse for the recent spate of green-on-blue attacks – those sneaky spies from other countries are doing it, says Associated Press;
“The reports presented by the security officials in this meeting blamed the infiltration by foreign spy agencies into Afghan security force ranks as responsible for the rise in the individual shootings,” Karzai’s spokesman Aimal Faizi said.
He said the foreign agencies were trying to undermine confidence in the Afghan security forces.
“The investigation done so far shows there’s definite infiltration by foreign spy agencies,” Faizi told a small group of internatio
Yeah, sure. That’s why Taliban videos show them returning to their home towns in Afghanistan celebrating with their neighbors and families. Even the US isn’t buying this crap;
The United States had no information suggesting that the insider attacks were the work of foreign intelligence services, a senior U.S. defense official said. Instead, he said attacks typically are carried out by Afghans acting on their own, although some might have had help, on occasion, from insurgent networks.
Just a scant few weeks ago, Karzai and his homeboys were blaming the fact that the Americans didn’t understand or respect Afghan culture. Now, it’s not even Afghans doing it. The only excuse left is for them to claim that Americans are dressing up in ANA and ALP uniforms and shoot each other.
I’m guessing that Karzai senses an impending disturbance in his cash flow.
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Karzai is not only more correct, but has more proof for his claim than does the White House. Like ALL politicians, his vagueness causes doubt. So who is this mysterious foreign intelligence service(s) that have infiltrated the ANSF? Well, primarily the Paki ISI, and it’s not a new or secret thing. The ISI ties to the Taliban go back to the early days of the Taliban rise to power, when Iran and Pakistan were vying to put their own warlords in power in the wake of the Soviet withdrawal. The ISI had tried a few different warlords on for size, including HIG, HIK, and Haqqani, but Mullah Omar went from unknown village Mullah to rising star in the mid-90’s, and eventually the ISI decided to throw their support behind it. As the Pashtuns straddle the border, but don’t recognize that that border restrains them, their tribes, or their movements, there are both Paki and Afghan Pashtuns. And the Taliban and Haqqani (a subset of the Taliban) eminate from the Pashtun Tribe. (Karzai is also a Pashtun, though has a long history of being an enemy of the Taliban.) In the most recent years, it has been the Haqqani that have been most closely tied to the ISI, and this has grown from looking the other way in the last decade to active support since the last elections in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the US. On the other side of Afghanistan, Iran has more influence in Herat, than does the Karzai government. Ishmail Khan, the most powerful politician/warlord there, has at times openly received weapons, equipment, and money from Iran, and at other times been a member of the Karzai government. The question is not whether or not there is Paki and Iranian influence (govt/intel) in Afghanistan, but to what degree. Here, Karzai may be exaggerating. While there have been incidents of attackers in ANSF uniforms beating feet across the borders (the attack in Kabul which resulted in desks being turned towards the door), ISI involvement is far more likely to be that of financier/planner/controller, than actual insurgent in ANSF uniform. But… Read more »
“It wasn’t my dog! Uh…it didn’t bite you! Besides, you kicked it first!”
It could happen,Kazi is going to need creds for when we leave.
“…only excuse left is for them to claim that Americans are dressing up in ANA and ALP uniforms…”
No, no, no! You forgot the old standby, “Alien cyborgs, dressed in ANA and ANP uniforms, and beamed down from UFOs hiding behind the dark side of the moon have infiltrated our ranks! Lead by the nefarious Elvis clone cyborg, they are wreaking havoc! Havoc, I say!” Etc, etc, etc …
How stupid does that oxygen thief Karzai think people are?
I guess, OldSoldier, you caught me on my stupidity, but I’ve only been there twice, and have only been calling these attacks, for what they are for years now: infiltrator attacks.
Yep, Karzai has me fooled. It must be because I remember when he was begging America not to abandon his Nation, when the last guy was in office, and I noticed when the current guy disrespected him, and ruined his relationship, while still only a candidate for office.
Karzai is a politician, but in 2001, he was fighting, beside Our Troops, and nearly killed doing so. Karzai’s issue is NOT with Our Nation, or Our Troops. It is with the person the electorate chose to run our government in 2008.
Karzai may have been fighting alongside us in 2001. But by 2012, he was doing his best to skim every cent he could from us.
He may have been brave when fighting alongside us, once. But he’s also a corrupt, backstabbing SOB that let his wounded soldiers die of malnutrition in the hospital while his hand picked general was stealing the medical supplies.
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Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh … I was referring to the end of Jonn’s post.
Whatever Karzai did or didn’t do in 2001, I cannot say, because I wasn’t there. What I can say is that by my observation, he appears to have all of the traits of our current POTUS – ie, he looks out for #1, first, last, and always. Therefore, IMO he is an oxygen thief.
He is a politician, Old Soldier.
In comment #1, I pointed out the validity of his assertations of FIS involvement in this, as well as where he implied something more than reality. I also pointed out where his relationship with Washington went askew.
In short, I remember reading the accounts of Obama’s first visit to Afghanistan, as a junior Senator/candidate, visiting a Pashtun/elder experienced elected Executive. He made every cultural mistake, every rookie mistake, every “ugly American” mistake I could think of, in the home of the elder.
An Afghan is the most loyal ally and most stubborn enemy one will ever have. Obama created a personal adversary before he ever took office. Throughout his time in office, he has done his best to intensify that adversarial relationship.
The good thing is that Romney has not yet had that opportunity to screw things up with the elected leader of A’stan. The hope is that he won’t make the same mistakes.
“… I remember reading the accounts of Obama’s first visit to Afghanistan, as a junior Senator/candidate, visiting a Pashtun/elder experienced elected Executive. He made every cultural mistake, every rookie mistake, every “ugly American” mistake I could think of, in the home of the elder….”
I didn’t know that, but I am unsurprised to learn it. So, are you suggesting that what has been going on with Karzai is at least in part as a result of Obama’s aforementioned actions?
I would like to read those accounts. Are they accessible?
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