[Pen-l] has Karzai changed his name to Diem?

[Jim Devine <jdevine03@xxxxxxxxx>]

New York TIMES/February 13, 2009

Taliban Gains Under Weak Karzai Rule, U.S. Aide Says
By MARK MAZZETTI

WASHINGTON — The new director of national intelligence warned Thursday
that Afghanistan's weak and corrupt government is failing to halt the
spread of Taliban control, and said public support for the Taliban and
local warlords was increasing. The assessment underscored in stark
terms the obstacles facing the Obama administration as it vows to
focus more American troops and attention on deteriorating security
situation in Afghanistan. The intelligence chief, Dennis C. Blair,
described the American-backed government of Hamid Karzai as
increasingly ineffective and unpopular....

more at: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/world/asia/13intel.html

-- 
Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own
way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
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