Today, Ahmed Wali Karzai was gunned down by one of his own security members who had been guarding the half-brother of President Hamid Karzai for the past eight years. The gunman, Sadar Mohammad, led Karzai into an adjoining room away from other members of the Provincial Council and proceeded to shoot him dead. Mr. Mohammad was then shot dead by other guards in the employ of Ahmed Karzai.
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| What Mr. Karzai May have Looked Like Right After The Shooting |
The commander of U.S. and Nato forces in Afghanistan, Gen. David Petraeus, in his most generally fashion, offered his condolences and said the ISAF would help Afghanistan "bring justice" to those responsible for the killing. Sharky&Sharky thought the U.S. was already doing just that to the tune of a cool ~$2.5 Billion per week. Oh well, another couple a million bucks a week couldn't/won't be missed.
It is interesting to note that Mr. Ahmed Karzai, according to numerous sources and substantiated by cables made public last year by Wikileaks, is believed to be a major drug dealer. One U.S. diplomat went so far as to say Karzai "is widely understood to be corrupt and a narcotics trafficker." The same diplomat went on to say that dealing with people like Mohammad Karzai is a major challenge as fighting corruption and building support is difficult when the people you are dealing with are corrupt themselves. Sounds a lot like conditions in the U.S.
Let's hope Gen. Petraeus' concern for justice is not due to the money which flows through places like Afghanistan and funds secret government programs both foreign and - wait for it - domestic.
©Sharky&Sharky
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