Afghan President Karzai narrowly escapes assassination attempt
By SilentPatriot Sunday Apr 27, 2008 8:34am
The consequences of neglecting Afghanistan and the resurgent Taliban are apparent.
A well-coordinated assassination attempt on President Hamid Karzai by suspected Taliban insurgents at the Afghan national day military parade in central Kabul has turned into a moment of national embarrassment for the government, which has been pressing to take over responsibility for Kabul’s security from foreign troops.
Three people were killed Sunday in the brazen assault, ruining what was supposed to have been a proud moment for Afghan security forces. The ability of the attackers to get so close to Mr. Karzai, who escaped unhurt, suggested they had inside help.
Considering President Bush recently admitted that it's "probably true" the next attack will come from Afghanistan, this really doesn't surprise me. But it does worry me.
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i guess in some parts of the world they don't like it when an oil man becomes thier leader.
I just think that it was so brave of Hillary to duck that sniper fire in Kabul while running to become a human shield for President Karzi, and taking a bullet for him.
Meanwhile bush has put the majority of our troops in Iraq leaving the country vulnerable.
What should be happening, would be coordinated attacks to try to assassinate Osama Bin Ladin. I don't think this administration wants to do that though, because if they kill the boogie-man who will they use to scare us with?
They hate him for our freedom. Or maybe because of his really dumb hat.
in a recent visit to an afghanistan banana-stand, president dubya was seen grabbing his crotch and dancing to one of his favorite hits....."Hey Mister Taliban, Tally This Banana"
in a related story, the North Pole is now the North Bouy...
Assassination = democracy.
I'm really surprised that more of these Pro-Bush middle eastern leaders aren't being wacked.
As if the president's incompetence wasn't already evident. Sadly McSame would be just as moronic. ("Oh Gee, lets attack IRAN since our military isn't spread thin enough as it is!!")
What should be happening, would be coordinated attacks to try to assassinate Osama Bin Ladin. I don’t think this administration wants to do that though, because if they kill the boogie-man who will they use to scare us with?...
finally someone else figures it out...
♣Bangkok Bob♠ @ 3:
Or maybe he died years ago and the whole war on terror was a farce from the beggining.
Life in the Fast Lane
the taliban is trying to expell the invaders...just like we would
al-sadr's bunch is trying to expell the invaders...just like we would
we need to expell the invaders...the lobbyists and the M.I.C. slaves from our country...like the founders would
I like Pie @ 11:
A distinct possibility.
of course the right wing and bush co. supporters will no doubt blame NATO for the deteriorating conditions in this country. i think that has already begun. in typical fashion, bush co. Fs something up and then blames others.
Why is the NYT's always a day late.
This story has already been jettisoned down the memory hole.
What kind of hat is that?
Kind of reminds me of a soda jerk hat.
L.A. Confidential @ 18:
Kind of like a boyscout cap
Or what we called in the military a c**t cap.
L.A. Confidential @ 18:
http://www.freewebs.com/crosbyhigh1959/SodaJerk.jpg
"The ability of the attackers to get so close to Mr. Karzai, who escaped unhurt, suggested they had inside help."
What that also suggests is the fact that they have the ability to plan and attack anywhere if they choose to do so. Karzai probably sleeps with one eye open.
ysbaddaden @ 19:
Oh thats it. Standard issue. Kind of looks like a battleship you wear on your head.
Joe O. @ 21:
Sheet knowing the way these guys operate it was probably staged to make him seem like a superman.
" Bullets Bounce off of Hamid Karzai . . !!! "
L.A. Confidential @ 18:
What kind of hat is that?
Kind of reminds me of a soda jerk hat.
Which would make me worry about the cream he put in my egg-creame.
How bad would it have been if Karzai would have been killed with weapons we screwed up and supplied the Taliban with?
ysbaddaden @ 24:
Dude I can not even eat out anymore knowing the careless, slop procedures going on in the food industry.
Let alone unsupervised sicko's in the food service job sector.
Karzai wears Karakul hats made from the fur of aborted fetuses of the Karakul breed of sheep.
http://www.google.com/search?q=karzai+hat
President Karzai! more likely Mayor Karzai, Mayor of Kabul. He is president of a country but cannot leave the Capital.
the munz @ 29:
He's more like the PR man for the Oil Companies that want to build an oil pipeline through his country.
chuck @ 30:
Oh yeah hows that project going?
Notice the Dip Sh*t Media never covers that?
Getting rid of the Schrubmiester would change nothing. He has not made a decision involving anything more complicated than ordering breakfast since taking office.
♣Bangkok Bob♠ @ 3:
Or more likely, they know for a fact that he died in 2000.
The Bush family has close family ties with the Bin Ladens. They can ask them over dinner, how he's doing.
"At one moment during the negotiations, the US representatives told the Taliban, 'either you accept our offer of a carpet of gold, or we bury you under a carpet of bombs'".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2608713.stm
WH Spin Cycle --
This is a positive sign, a sign that the Taliban are on the run and resorting to desperate tactics.
L.A. Confidential @ 31:
Nope, they never do and never will. I love this little map from the new great game website indicating proposed and planned pipelines throughout the middle east. One of which, runs right through Afghanistan. If one plugs in the U.S. and British bases you will see that they are strategically placed to defend those pipelines.
http://www.newgreatgame.com/excerpts.htm
Alright I've had enough of the "dance of death" first thing I wake up to in the morning.
We're making progress?
chuck @ 28:
I have the same feeling too, but you can't let yourself be paranoid. Nobody is advocating anything, just pointing out that democracy is broken.
Verdillac @ 38:
Yeah some progress what kind of standard of living do you think we can maintain with a collapsed education system, a broken infrastructure, a debilitated manufacturing sector and a debt-imploded failed economy?
Afghan President Karzai narrowly escapes assassination attempt
And the only thing to save him was a streaking Hillary Clinton with her wonder bullet deflecting bracelet!
L.A. Confidential @ 37:
Who leads?
Taliban Shmaliban ... could have been Exxon-Mobil ... upset with Conoco.
Corporate 'self help' is here and it's real.
Disney could declare war on anyone tampering with their brand - MICKEY CYRUS
the man is no longer useful to the usa-- time to go-- the taliban are monsters aren't they?
I first read about this in a foreign newspaper and haven't seen a word yet printed in msm internet news. Why?
I'd say the Afgan gov't did pretty good. Karzai didn't die. Good job Afgan military!
When you join the Bush cabal, it is very important that your life insurance be paid up, and that you own the very best in personal body armor.
ysbaddaden @ 38:
and don't forget her sidekick, SUPERDELEGATE, with her utility bra housing the boobies of liberty.
This can't be. Bush told us the Taliban had been routed from Afghanistan back in 2002.
Liberal AND Proud @ 45:
I'm booby for boobies!!!
betty @ 43:
What they do, throw a blanket over him?
He's a businessman/warlord, not a President. This assassination attempt was fro the inside because he is liked by the people about as much as our troops are.
He is 'in bed' with the imperials. He is the enemy. That is as simple as people see it.
We are all beginning to see what big business and fascist practises do to a planet.
Nice going.
Karzai is only the President of Kabul; the rest of the nation is run by Opium growing War Lords.
What I found ironic about this is that it was a ceremony to commemorate the defeat of the Soviets. Yet it was the people who actually DID defeat the Soviets that were doing the attacking of the ceremony.
If the assassination was successful, Dumbya would only have to get another Karzai from his cupboard. As long as he wears the cape and wears the hat, folks at home won't care.
willie @ 14:
Right, I heard a Right-winger say as much the other day. It's Canada and France's fault because they should be doing more in Afghanistan.
Funny, I watched a documentary on CBC on Canadian forces there. Make no mistake, they are fighting and dying just as we are. So are the French, British, and even the Danish.
Of course, being the bestest, most perfect country on earth, how can it be our fault? I'm sure our support for Pakistan, who's intelligence services arm and train the Taliban, while their military signs truces with them, has nothing to do with our failure there.
Not to mention, the Taliban are infiltratring through regions WE control on the Pakistan border because we lack the manpower to stop them.
Is Hamad Karzai using his hands to describe the size of Superdelgates boobies in her utility bra?
I am sure that Unocal would have had someone to replace him in not time at all.
ysbaddaden, I too have noticed the hand gesture thing. Karzai seems to have caught that annoying little bug from the republicans. Like they are holding an invisible globe.
Also known as the 'this is how big you are all being screwed' hand signal.
Heck of a job 'Hamid!
As the always excellent Chris Floyd points out here
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This was another US govt act of terrorism. Karzai had harshly criticized the US war on his country and needed to be reminded that he was expendable.
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