Karzai is an admirable leader and an independent thinker. He's obviously studied American history and the Constitution. Mahmood was a terrific loss for the people of Afghanistan. My respects for them both.
I remember that guy. When he was murdered a couple of days before 9/11 and concurrently with, I believe, the trashing of centuries old cultural monuments there, the big deal US MSM should have seen all the red flags. It was all of a piece and the lame MSM media here (so gratuitously watchful of 'other' and less pertinent global events) blew it all off. Presuming they even comprehended the significance of Masood in life, his murder should have been big news everywhere. But they were too busy trying to slam the new President of the US and couldn't be bothered with 'facts' coming out of that tinder box in Asia. Some media. What is worse, they NEVER learn! If they insist on selling toothpaste and employing photogenic bimbos we will NEVER get pertinent facts in a timely way. Isn't that what news broadcasting is? Oh I forgot, there is that necessary 'lag time' between events and the preparation to spin the information BEFORE broadcast and then too... photogenic bimbos cannot be expected to even properly pronounce something like 'Masood' much less comprehend and CONVEY the significance of his life/death.