Brother of Afghan Leader Said to Be Paid by C.I.A


	Brother of Afghan Leader Said to Be Paid by C.I.A

The Infowarrior

10-30-2009 10:45 AM

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afghanistan, us, military, cia, ahmed wali karzai, drug trafficking, opium, news, politics, corruption

The Infowarrior says:

I already knew of this but was surprised to see it in the MSM, had to clip it really.

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10-30-2009 1:27 PM

beanz

As long as someone is making a killing..

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