The CIA Massacre: It is the Pashtuns, Stupid……..
“Seven CIA agents were killed in a bomb attack in Afghanistan, the US agency's director, Leon Panetta, has confirmed. The dead include a mother of three who was the head of the CIA's base in Khost Province, near Pakistan, the Associated Press news agency reports. The attack was the worst against US intelligence officials since the US embassy in Beirut was bombed in 1983. The Taliban said one of their members working for the Afghan army and wearing an explosive vest had carried it out. The bombing has raised questions about the coalition's ability to protect itself against infiltrators, analysts say. Quoting former CIA officials, AP said the base chief would have led intelligence-gathering operations in Khost, a hotbed of Taliban activity due to its proximity to Pakistan's lawless tribal region. A total of 90 CIA employees have been honoured for their deaths in the agency's service since its inception in 1947, according to the Washington Post newspaper. ………”
Reports keep talking of “Afghans” being involved. They were, but they were really Pashtuns. This war is between the US and the Pashtuns: they are about 40% of all Afghans, but they are a dominant plurality. Speaking of comparisons to Beirut 1983: they represent about the same share of the population in Afghanistan as Hezbollah represents in Lebanon, a fact most Western and Saudi policy-makers either overlook (in the first case) or ignore (in the latter case).
Cheers and Happy New Year
mhg
Mon Email
Comments