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© (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2013.Tens of millions in CIA 'ghost money' paid to Afghan president's office: New York Times
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globalwatcher
This is a well known fact. Why now?
jeff198527
We can't afford to fund our schools, infrastructure, or hospitals, but will poor trillions into setting up puppet states.
House Atreides
The U.S. has been paying "ghost money" for years. ABC News in 2010:
Tamarama
Yes, indeed. For many, many years, to all kinds of recipients. Absolutely no surprises here.
Nessie
I don't believe in ghost money.
BertieWooster
They say if you see one cockroach, there are 30 more that you didn't see.
I wonder how many untold billions the CIA has wasted on other lost causes?
jeff198527
Poor = pour
Bartholomew Harte
Absolutely Shameless! Just the tip of the iceberg here,i'm afraid,- So Much Blood Money& the blood of so many lives all around. I say let them kill each other & bring our troops O U T N O W !
Surf O'Holic
Say it isn't so; government is corrupt. And every one of the officials, and their minions who participated, should spend the rest of their corrupt lives on chain gangs at hard labor, including the one at the top.
Surf O'Holic
Just a reminder of another way the sheeple's hard-earned tax-confiscation loot is squandered.
Steve Fabricant
Not exactly breaking news, only that we've just been guessing the size of the bribes until now.
That Karzai - whattaguy. English teachers take note - this could be an example to your students how having good English can benefit the whole family!
Bgood41
Ghost money is nothing new throughout history of war times,but two blind mice are not meant for all mice to be blinded. To blame GB for this is very senseless shallow aiming at the wrong target. Karzai's corrupted status has been known for years, but Obama, under his watch provided this gift to Afghanistan. Well, Obama has gift for America too, biggest deficit increase ever that might rob future generation.
badsey3
Most likely just drug money kick-backs from the CIA/Afghan opium trade. 90%+ of world Opium production.
BertieWooster
jeff198527,
I think Open Minded-san is being sarcastic.
At least I hope s/he is!
nath
I presume all that money can't buy nor stop the desertion and loyalty. Pathetic.
smithinjapan
Serrano: "If this continued for more than a decade, then this continued after Leon Panetta became CIA Director."
Exactly, and meaning it started with your pal GWB while you guys were bragging about purple thumb prints. In any case, it needs to stop, even though that'll mean the moron Karzai running to the Taliban for help. The war achieved nothing.
Open Minded
US has the right to do whatever they want to protect or promote their interests. The others must follow their rules.
As long as you say god bless America, everything is fine!
jeff198527
Open Minded, making sure American citizens have food to eat, jobs to go to, and schools to send their children to is NOT in America's best interest? What's your logic behind this? God bless America? He had better, because we're socially, politically, and financially on a cliff and about to fall off.
Bgood41
Obama, the tent folder in chief decided to defeat Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, and this ghost money to the corrupted one should not happen under his watch; the anointed one. What happen? Karzai starts acting tough as he learns from the Iraqi government in dealing with Obama. Enticing and bribery the corrupted powerful officials only lead to more corruption, since they never have enough. The world is full of these kind of peoples who abusing the mass for themselves. What a shame.
SuperLib
One step forward, one step back.
Serrano
If this continued for more than a decade, then this continued after Leon Panetta became CIA Director.
Serrano
smith: "you guys were bragging about purple thumb prints"
You're confusing Afghanistan with Iraq.
"The war achieved nothing"
Your guy Obama wouldn't say that. Lessee... the awful Taliban kicked out of power, at least in Kabul, Osama bin Laden and a bunch of other terrorists killed or captured, Afghan girls going to school again, people flying kites again, people playing music again...
Deplore
Nothing wrong with buying a little influence. If it saves just one American life, it's well worth it.