How the PTB operate: funding both sides of the Afghan war

[spooked911]

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/world/asia/07convoys.html
Although the investigation is not complete, the officials suspect that at least some of these security companies — many of which have ties to top Afghan officials — are using American money to bribe the Taliban. The officials suspect that the security companies may also engage in fake fighting to increase the sense of risk on the roads, and that they may sometimes stage attacks against competitors.

The suspicions raise fundamental questions about the conduct of operations here, since the convoys, and the supplies they deliver, are the lifeblood of the war effort.

“We’re funding both sides of the war,” a NATO official in Kabul said. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the investigation was incomplete, said he believed millions of dollars were making their way to the Taliban.

[Ohio Joe]

1. and this benefits them.... how exactly?

I mean... It seems to me that if they kept things quiet and peaceful, they would be able to go about their nefarious deeds with ease.

[zappaman]

2. who is the PTB?

Is it the aliens who have us under quarantine?

[deconstruct911]

3. corporate fundamentalism

They probably did the same thing in Iraq. I always thought the Taliban would be happy enough with the opium we provided them with. There are more civilian contractors than military personnel in Afghanistan.

"Ratigan: Your taxpayer money is funding the Taliban!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaRGajvO7Zw&playnext_from=TL&videos=V_WkjqtHgRQ