Karzai Tells AP About al-Qaida's Demise

[peterh]

<http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-karzai-ap-interview,0,1151421.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines>


NEW YORK -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who believes Osama bin Laden is hiding in the rugged mountain peaks that border Pakistan, said Friday that the al-Qaida terrorist network in his country has been wiped out.

Karzai warned, however, that unless the world steps up its aid and sends more troops, Islamic radicals could regain control in Afghanistan and stage more terror attacks in the West. He called on the United States to press Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to crack down on religious leaders helping Taliban fighters stage attacks across the border.

"There is no al-Qaida network anymore in Afghanistan," he said in an interview with The Associated Press at his heavily guarded hotel in New York. "They are in hiding. Their leadership is in hiding. Their rank-and-file is in hiding. They are no longer a viable underground organization."



Wiped out??? <eyes rolling> This guy isn’t safe just walking in Kabul let alone to even think about a stroll in the country side…what a joke.

[patdem]

1. wait wait wait...isn't underground aka hiding...not a viable underground?

not a viable underground because they are in hiding??? Is this man insane or is he getting his speaches from rumsfeld????

[goobergunch]

2. Hamid Karzai

President of Kabul and * crony with the intelligence (it now seems) of the same.

[Qutzupalotl]

4. ...and former consultant for Chevron.

The pipeline can proceed as planned.

[underpants]

5. Yeah but Karzai hasn't seen them...

Of course he can barely go outside in Kabul and forget about traveling outside of Kabul (in Afghanistan). I was surprised to see him at the UN, good luck Karzai.

[saigon68]

7. HE'S THE MAYOR OF KABUL (UNELECTED BY THE PEOPLE)

He needs hundreds of EX-Rangers and EX-Green Berets.

Who are guarding him--- either as

1. State Department Body Guards (The Federal Govt Trough) or as

2. Private Corporation Body Guards (read Halliburton Private Trough)

To keep his sorry ass from being blown away.

He is deeply in debt to the Narco terrorists and other War Lords who have turned his City (country) into the premier Heroin region producing once again!!

[peterh]

3. A sampling of items just today…..

<http://paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=39491>

Taliban Say They Killed Afghan Aid Workers

<http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030926.wpakk0926/BNStory/International/>

Musharraf says bin Laden moving freely

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3142038.stm>

United States-led forces in Afghanistan have staged a number of operations recently against suspected members of the Taleban and al-Qaeda.



I think Karzai has been dabbling in his country’s number one crop…

[BiggJawn]

6. Karzai? Is he still around?

So the "Mayor of Kabul" says that A-Q is in hiding, thus they're not a "network" anymore?

Somebody needs to take ol' Hamid aside and show him how these things work.
He prolly doesn't understand cockroaches, either....