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They defeated the Soviets with Washington's help, but now they attack Americans as the new occupiers.

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Full Report: Warlord, Inc.: Extortion and Corruption Along the U.S. Supply Chain in Afghanistan

After a six-month investigation, the report exposes the circumstances surrounding the Department of Defense's outsourcing of security on the supply chain in Afghanistan to questionable providers, including warlords.

http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/HNT_Report.pdf


From Information Clearing House

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Congress confirms: US Military funds Afghan warlords

The Nation
by Aram Roston

06/21/10

Security for key US military supply routes in Afghanistan is in the hands of a small group of powerful Afghan warlords who run a massive protection racket and may be paying off the Taliban, according to a Congressional report being released Tuesday. The report, an advance copy of which was obtained by The Nation, discloses that the Army has opened a criminal investigation into the payoffs, as an Army Criminal Investigation Command spokesman confirmed this evening to the Associated Press. The jarring report, called ‘Warlord, Inc,’ is the result of a six-month investigation prompted by a Nation cover story last November, ‘How the US Funds the Taliban,’ about the largest US logistics contract in Afghanistan...

http://tinyurl.com/28qlp5t


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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