DJ MC Posted April 29, 2013 Share #1 Posted April 29, 2013 (Reuters) - Tens of millions of U.S. dollars in cash were delivered by the CIA in suitcases, backpacks and plastic shopping bags to the office of Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai for more than a decade, the New York Times says, citing current and former advisers to the Afghan leader. The so-called "ghost money" was meant to buy influence for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) but instead fuelled corruption and empowered warlords, undermining Washington's exit strategy from Afghanistan, the newspaper quoted U.S. officials as saying. "The biggest source of corruption in Afghanistan", one American official said, "was the United States." The CIA declined to comment on the report and the U.S. State Department did not immediately comment. The New York Times did not publish any comment from Karzai or his office. Source: Read more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo19 Posted April 30, 2013 Share #2 Posted April 30, 2013 As we weren't broke enough already. Also, where's jgood when you need him. He'd have a field day with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ MC Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share #3 Posted April 30, 2013 As we weren't broke enough already. Also, where's jgood when you need him. He'd have a field day with this. He was banned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo19 Posted April 30, 2013 Share #4 Posted April 30, 2013 He was banned. No, really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ MC Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share #5 Posted April 30, 2013 No, really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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