U.S. Allowing Russia to Gain Control of Afghanistan. (Insider Report).What are the Russians up to in Afghanistan? Soon after the Northern Alliance entered Kabul, Russian troops entered the comparatively upscale neighborhood of Wazir Wazir may refer to:
Mohammed Akbar Khan (1813-1842) was an Afghan general. . Claiming to have come for humanitarian reasons, well-armed soldiers in camouflage dress guarded military trucks covered with mesh. Even though the Russians are the first visible foreign military presence in Kabul, Secretary of State Colin Powell claimed that they were putting up a facility for humanitarian relief and that he had "no concerns now over Russian activities in the area." Maybe Secretary Powell should check his Afghan history. Most of the elements of the Northern Alliance, especially Burhannudin Rabbani, the former Afghan president whose forces now control Kabul, are in fact longtime Russian allies. Eric Margolis, writing in the November 28th Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). , noted with dismay that, "by charging like an enraged en·rage tr.v. en·raged, en·rag·ing, en·rag·es To put into a rage; infuriate. [Middle English *enragen, from Old French enrager : en-, causative pref. bull into the South Asian china shop, the U.S. handed a stunning geopolitical ge·o·pol·i·tics n. (used with a sing. verb) 1. The study of the relationship among politics and geography, demography, and economics, especially with respect to the foreign policy of a nation. 2. a. victory to the Russians.... Moscow is now free to continue plans to dominate South and Central Asia in concert with its strategic allies, India and Iran." Margolis explained that "while the Bush administration was busy tearing apart Afghanistan to find bin Laden, it failed to notice that the Russians were taking over half the country. The Russians achieved this victory through their proxy -- the Northern Alliance. Moscow, which has sustained the alliance since 1990, rearmed it after Sept. 11 with new tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, helicopters and trucks. To the fury of Washington and I slamabad, in a coup de main the Russians rushed the Northern Alliance into Kabul, in direct contravention A term of French law meaning an act violative of a law, a treaty, or an agreement made between parties; a breach of law punishable by a fine of fifteen francs or less and by an imprisonment of three days or less. In the U.S. of Bush's dictates." |
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