Posted on 03/26/2013 8:33:00 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Afghan President Hamid Karzai now says his recent comments suggesting collusion between the U.S. and Taliban were misinterpreted by “the media,” and that explanation appeared to satisfy Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday, even though the contentious remarks were made during a nationally televised speech.
Moreover, Karzai made similar insinuations during a meeting in Helmand province two days after the original March 10 speech, according to Afghan and U.S. media reports.
After Karzai told reporters in Kabul Monday that his words had been misinterpreted, Kerry said he was “very, very comfortable with the president’s explanation.” …
If Karzai’s words were misconstrued as he says, then they were misinterpreted by Afghan and foreign media organizations as well as by 22 Afghan opposition parties—who came together to repudiate them—and by NATO and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) officials. …
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It’s going to be fun to watch the media twist itself into knots trying to defend this boob.
Either that or they’ll ignore it. Until the mound under the rug gets too tall . . .
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