http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/site/index/ en U.S. Department of State 2010-03-18T00:18:19+00:00
i was actually surprised to read recently a largely positive material on Afghan situation, on BBC. in it, the author in particular claimed that the Karzai strategy of coopting warlords into central government was working, as it gave them a chance to have influence on capital level, simultaneously decreasing their grip on regions. maybe, this is not a mistake after all? i mean, if we want a strong and coherent Afghanistan, perhaps we should at least give a calmer consideration to Karzai's practices? an alternative might be, say, partition of the country altogether, adjoining its tajik- populated regions to Tajikistan, uzbeki-dominated ones to Uzbekistan, and so on.

meantime, i wanna speak out on a related topic. today, there was a statement by Japan's new foreign minister, that his country would like not just to uphold but to in some way extend their aid to the effort in Afghanistan. given the combination of our own weariness of this war, and Japan's rediscovered interest in "independent' foreign policy, i wonder: why don't we not just accept this offer, but actually abort the operation and leave Afghanistan up to the Japanese? since they seem to have renewed their traditional fighting spirit, perhaps Afghanistan might be a nice testing ground for it]]> http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entires/september_11_tribute_kabul/ Wed Sep 16, 2009
9/9/01...Masood the Lion of Afghanistan....

Connecting More Dots....

Masood's assassination on 9/9/01 was the 9/11/01 precursor event by Taliban against Afhanistan and the United States. Now, The Lion's nephew Wadood is underground; awaiting the opportunity to take positive leadership in the Afghani Democratic Renaissance. This cannot happen in an Obama- Karzai Alliance. Wadood has control of the mines in the Afghan-Pak border regions, but cannot lift his head to
begin development. The minerals are now being taken to Pakistan and are funding AQI....Democracy is only possible for Afghanistan when the regime changes...that is not in the hands of Afghanis...it rests in the hands of the USG. We backed Karzai; and we must admit the error and empower the New Lions of Afghanistan.]]> http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entires/september_11_tribute_kabul/ Sat Sep 12, 2009
Connecting the Dots in Kabul.....

Do we see the connection between political corruption and terror-empowerment in Afghanistan? The eradication of terrorism and extremist attacks will require strong ethics and political integrity. Do we have the courage to admit we have made a mistake?]]> http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entires/september_11_tribute_kabul/ Fri Sep 11, 2009