mir hat wirklich gefallen, was sie machen.
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You brave young broadcasters should come to North America to do reporting . See how we have learned to live with the underworld . Learn how not to make our mistakes .
Bakery explosions in Hamilton , Ontario , brave members of OPP anti racket squads , bike gangs , drive by shootings in Toronto , home invasions , homicides .
Our great leader wants to correct this by adopting the USA prison system . These prisons would soon be bursting at the seams with poorly trained front line petty criminals .
Enjoy the sunshine you brave young journalist warriors !

After almost 800 US casualties in Iraq in May 2007, it was no surprise the focus was elsewhere this weekend, including on Bill Moyers on PBS. Change is good, even though it was change to bad news somewhere else. Bill interviewed a US critic of the war in Afghanistan, <A HREF="http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06082007/watch3.html"> Christian Parenti</A>, an author who examines the US angle in Afghanistan with a critical eye not unlike yourself, Arthur. Parenti replied, about his fourth visit, "No, each time I go there it becomes less safe. The Talibhan control more and more territory." He said the Talibhan have maintained a default public support due to the Karzai regime's failure to control corruption. He called it the "most corrupt insitution on the planet," and a "failed narco state (that harbours terrorists)." (What state out there might constitute a successful narco state?) Parenti noted Afghan cities are zones of containment of hostilities, "biweekly suicide bombings," and, are providing a form of relative stability (sites of the democratic facade rising from the rubble). Parenti described the rampant corruption of these communities, however, "Police men pay to become cops to gain access to the shakedown." He said government departments work by bribing each other, and the situation is worse than ever. He lost a friend, recently, an Afghan journalist, who was mistakenly interceding with Talib's, upon deciding, "When you're a Talibhan you have to grow a beard, pray five times a day," but you don't have to navigate through the day paying off everything that moves. Parenti's friend was beheaded in Helmond province after Talibs captured he and another (Italian) journalist. Karzai government corruption is a scene of two steps forward and a whole lot of steps back, more, no, more, more steps back please, keep counting. They are paving several major roads and some cities have service sectors, but "most of the country's 28 million mostly don't have access to the development." Parenti loves the place, which is why he made four different journeys to Afghanistan and publishes books and articles, but he recognizes the differences totally, Throughout Afghan culture women are not to be acknowledged, and "that is the polite thing to do." You watch as adolescent males shoo women out of the way to be hidden away when strangers pass, not to be seen. After these four trips made to take it in from the US perspective, "People are genuinely confused about what is acually happening on the ground." Outside relatively safe cities is a state of lawlessness and opium fueled warfare, he concludes.

The brings to mind a good theme for a satiric effort of some kind: A summit of failed Narco States: A kind of twisted sister of the G-8, starring Afghanistan. Other famous players, the aging South American beauty, uh, you remember, she had an affair with that bag of hammers Noreiga, and almost ruined Bush family designs on the White House? What was her name?

Examples of SUSCCESSFUL NARCO STATES? Hmmm, How 'bout Switzerland?

Are you old enough to remember the war on commies to enshrine democracy in the "Golden Triangle of the previous heroin supplier ? Do you remember the war against the commies trying to cut into our coke supply ?

How much is the drug franchise worth for London , Paris or New York ? Don't think small . Don't be fooled into thinking oil is the root of all evil .

I can't back up thoughts with proof but estimate that at street level in the developed world Afghan's measelly $6 billion heroin crop earns world drug lords $3 to $5 trillion .

Malcolm, that was a really informative clip you posted from Bill Moyers program - I happen to think he is about the last true and only real journalist remaining on American TV. Here's the website again with the video clip of the interview in case anyone missed it.

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06082007/watch3.html

PSB thanks for the link . Arthur you and James Travers could eat the competition in political reporting . I am reading your book " Risk and Redemption " and fail to understand why you continue to lay it on the line with your knowledge .

Late night programming at PBS is sometimes so good it seems surreal, especially international affairs, and including Bill McNeill formerly of McNeill Lehrer

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hi keith,well iam astonsihed to know that the koreans are the missionary peaople, i just wanna say that for God sake we are already in deep crisis and in this hour of misery sendin christian missinories is just unacceptable act and this will creat problems alot and i also wanna tell the foriegners whoever they r life is precious ,so if u already know the condition then just be off from this activities ,as u have seen koreans fate

Ghurzang, your point is that it is not the brutal Taliban to blame, but the peace-loving, hospital-vulunteers of South Korea to blame? Are you out of your mind? They are there because you have abandoned that country. They are doing your job. They are helping Afghans in their reconstruction struggles. You chose to stay away and cared for your personal life. They chose to care more about Afghan lives and risked their personal lives to help your people. Please pray for them if you have the slightest bit of humanity and conscience in you.