Afghan High Peace Council (HPC) spokesman Maulvi Shahid issued a statement today harshly critical of the continued US military presence in Afghanistan, calling it the main cause of war in the region and saying the US is “selfish and arrogant” about its role in the country.
Shahid said the US “acts in a manner that it can do whatever it wants,” going on to say that they “came under the pretext of Osama, you martyred Osama and yet you are still here.”
The terming of Osama as “martyred” raised a few eyebrows, and is being used by Karzai’s parliamentary rivals as evidence that the Afghan President and the HPC, which Karzai appointed, are secretly in league with the Taliban.
Yet the sentiment of the US having long overstayed their welcome is one that is prevalent across much of Afghan society, and one which is particularly important right now, as the US seeks to coax Karzai or his successor into signing off on a deal to continue the occupation “through 2024 and beyond.”
The HPC was established by the Karzai government to negotiate a peace settlement with tyhe Taliban. It’s former leader, Barhanuddin Rabbani, was assassinated in 2011, and his son former Ambassador Salahuddin Rabbani, is the current head.
When did the marriage between Obama and Karzai began to fall apart?
When he figured out the Americans were going to pick his successor rather than him.
terming of Osama as “martyred” [..] used […] as evidence that the Afghan President and the HPC […] are secretly in league with the Taliban.
Without necessarily 'sympathizing' with OBL, it's clear that you can make a 'villain' out of hens teeth and get everyone p__d off at any perceived failure-to-sufficiently-repudiate him.
E.g., I hereby declare that Nebiros, whose listed occupation is "Demon Lord of a Nameless Hell," (and whose weight is incalculable) really just got a raw deal from the US. http://tessatechaitea.tumblr.com/post/45963911919…
That was hard. My pulse races. It's as if I'm 'defending' him –er– it. I already want to take it back…I think I just lost any chance I'd had with the redhead by the door. The room spins. It hits me that I may be spiraling down to that very Nameless Hell… They're staring at me! Did you hear that? Was that my gasp or theirs? Faaaaaallling….faaaaaaaalllliiiiiiiiiinnnng.
So heretofore I vow to preface any remark about Nebiros with "now I'm not saying he's not a bad guy, but.." That way I'm only a coward in my own eyes, not 'evil' in the eyes of others.
Think of all the people who went through that very psychodrama during periods of witch trials, lynchings, court-proceedings/propaganda initiated by an occupying force…
That said, I'd see one cause for concern: who's Osama are they talking about? Hollywood's? Or are there bona fide OBL scholars there? The USg has strongly contributed to the creation of a faux role model in OBL; and there's that time when they threw some guy (ostensibly him) in the drink…doesn't it seem to correlate to a beginning of 'Jihadis' out to get gov'ts on Israel's (Yinon's, PNAC's, Clark's) hit list?
terming of Osama as “martyred” [..] used […] as evidence that the Afghan President and the HPC […] are secretly in league with the Taliban.
Who's Osama is he talking about? Hollywood's? Or are there bona fide OBL scholars there? The USg has strongly contributed to the creation of a faux role model in OBL; and there's that time when they threw some guy (ostensibly him) in the drink…does that seem to time to a beginning of 'Jihadis' out to get gov'ts on Israel's (Yinon's, PNAC's, Clark's) hit list?
Otherwise it's clear that you can make a 'villain' out of hens teeth and get everyone p__d off at any perceived failure-to-sufficiently-repudiate him. E.g., I hereby declare that Nebiros, whose occupation is listed as "Demon Lord of a Nameless Hell," (and whose weight is incalculable) really just got a raw deal from the US.
That was hard. They're staring at me! My pulse races. It's as if I'm 'defending' him. …I think I just lost any chance I'd had with the redhead by the door. The room spins. It hits me that I may be spiraling down to that very Nameless Hell… Did you hear that? Was that my gasp or theirs? Faaaaaallling….faaaaaaaalllliiiiiiiiiinnnng. So heretofore I vow to preface any remark about Nebiros with "now I'm not saying he's not a bad guy, but.." That way I'm only a coward in my own eyes, not 'evil' in the eyes of others.
Think of all the people who went through that very psychodrama during periods of witch trials, lynchings, court-proceedings/propaganda initiated by an occupying force… One object of it could've been Nasser –if the Israelis had succeeded in sinking the USS Liberty (AGTR-5).
"…“came under the pretext of Osama, you martyred Osama and yet you are still here.”…"
Maybe that wasn't the reason the US invaded, eh?
"…“came under the pretext of Osama, you martyred Osama and yet you are still here.”…"
Maybe that wasn't the reason the US invaded, eh?
You're not alluding to Halliburton's little pipeline project are yau? Ain't it a pity the pipeline route lies smack-dab in the middle of hostile territory? Otherwise it would have been posies and bundtcake for evvahbuddy!
Me, allude? What about the massive airbases being constructed by the US…and the long, long western border with…Iran?