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Afghan president fumes at prisoner deal made behind his back: source
Reuters ^ | 05/02/2014 | Hamid Shalizi and Jessica Donati

Posted on 06/02/2014 6:24:32 AM PDT by Rusty0604

The Afghan president is angry at being kept in the dark over a deal to free five Taliban leaders in exchange for a captured U.S. soldier, and accuses Washington of failing to back a peace plan for the war-torn country, a senior source said on Monday.

"The president is now even more distrustful of U.S. intentions in the country," said the source at President Hamid Karzai's palace in Kabul, who declined to be identified.

The palace official also said Karzai was worried about further deals being cut without his knowledge

Karzai's press office said in a statement that the U.S. deal to transfer five Taliban militants from a Guantanamo Bay jail to Qatar violated international law.

"No government can transfer citizens of a country to a third country as prisoners," said the statement, issued on behalf of the foreign ministry.

IN A HURRY TO LEAVE?

The prisoner swap has stoked widespread anger in Afghanistan, where many view it as a sign of a U.S. desire to disengage from the country as quickly as possible.

Senior officials at the Afghan intelligence agency say they believed the men would return to the battlefield and bolster the insurgency just as most foreign combat troops prepare to exit by the end of this year.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; awol; bergdahl; deserter; karzai; obamatrip; taliban; taliban5

1 posted on 06/02/2014 6:24:32 AM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: Rusty0604

Obama IS a Muslin terrorist id a Brooks Brothers suit.


2 posted on 06/02/2014 6:25:29 AM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: Rusty0604

Oh, give me a break, Reuters.

Did you copy that directly for an Obamadork House O’Lies release, or did you correct a few grammatical errors so you could pretend you actually do reporting first?


3 posted on 06/02/2014 6:26:35 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: Rusty0604

Bienvenido a la fiesta, amigo.

4 posted on 06/02/2014 6:27:02 AM PDT by Diogenesis
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To: Rusty0604

Way to go, Barry...


5 posted on 06/02/2014 6:27:04 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Diogenesis

LOL! Love it!


6 posted on 06/02/2014 6:28:05 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Obama's smidgens are coming home to roost.)
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To: Rusty0604
Interesting......

Now we know why the CIA guy was outed.

He cannot be called to testify before Congress nor can he talk to the media.

He will be a prisoner in his own country thanks to the President himself.

I'd say he will be assassinated to make sure he doesn't talk.

7 posted on 06/02/2014 6:29:08 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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8 posted on 06/02/2014 6:29:26 AM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: FlingWingFlyer

The little tin god is about to get his wings clipped.


9 posted on 06/02/2014 6:30:23 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
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To: Rusty0604
The Obama Doctrine:

Just F*ck Everything Up Everywhere!

10 posted on 06/02/2014 6:33:27 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: TexasCajun

‘zackly.


11 posted on 06/02/2014 6:40:09 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Rip it out by the roots.)
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To: Rusty0604

Karzai probably is fumed that he is not getting his cut in this deal. $$$$


12 posted on 06/02/2014 6:43:26 AM PDT by wtd
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To: Rusty0604
Now we know what the trip was really about and the motive was to out the CIA guy.

The man who knows too much has been silenced.

13 posted on 06/02/2014 6:49:55 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Rusty0604

Karzai didn’t get his cut. He also knows all those freed can’t wait to put his head on a pike.


14 posted on 06/02/2014 6:57:49 AM PDT by AU72
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To: AU72
Karzai cut himself out of thi$ deal based on this link:

President Obama, who paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Sunday, was snubbed by Afghan President Hamid Karzai when he turned down an invitation to meet with the President at Bagram Air Base outside Kabul.

Obama's "surprise" Memorial Day '14 visit with our American troops in Afghanistan turned out to be one hell of a ruse! That traitor was likely negotiating the trade personally with the very terrorists our troops face every day! Undermining our troops right under their very noses!

15 posted on 06/02/2014 7:24:46 AM PDT by wtd
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To: Rusty0604

No wonder Karzai is ticked. Those bad boys will be back in Azzaghanistan in about a year gunning for him.


16 posted on 06/02/2014 8:56:11 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Or else Karzai will refuse to take them, so they’ll be let loose here, as refugees.


17 posted on 06/02/2014 10:02:41 AM PDT by AZLiberty (No tag today.)
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To: AZLiberty

Why do you think that the Democrat Party and Republican Party wants “immigration reform” so bad?


18 posted on 06/02/2014 10:09:50 AM PDT by sport
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To: Rusty0604

I wonder if he first heard about it on the news?


19 posted on 06/02/2014 10:25:12 AM PDT by murron (Proud Mom of a Marine Vet)
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