Some Convoys May Be Paying Off Taliban

[unhappycamper]

Some Convoys May Be Paying Off Taliban
December 12, 2008
Military.com

More than 300 supply-laden vehicles winding their way from Pakistan to U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan were destroyed in Taliban attacks just this month.

But not every convoy is being attacked, and a report by The Times of London claims that's because the Taliban has cut itself in for a piece of the action.

The Times is reporting that the multinational companies with the coalition contracts are subcontracting the work to local trucking companies which, in turn, hire Afghan security companies as escorts.

A number of these companies have begun paying Taliban forces for protection, according to the report. That meaning that millions of dollars is ending up in the hands of the Taliban, who are using it to fund their own operations against U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.

“We estimate that approximately 25 per cent of the money we pay for security to get the fuel in goes into the pockets of the Taliban,” one fuel importer is quoted by the Times as saying.


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[babylonsister]

1. This is just stupid. We need to get out of there. nt

[sam sarrha]

3. ANOTHER SINK HOLE.. we can always just fly back and bomb a wedding anytime we want, we dont need to

be there

[sam sarrha]

2. our own government is paying off the Talaban...by supporting their war lords link.>>.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=249864&mesg_id=249864

a bit long but no minute isn't packed with horrific failures is Bu$h's admin, i turned up the sound and listened to it doing house work.. down load to mp3 ..listen to it.. nothing here will ever make it into cnn or the history books.. it is that TRUE

[TahitiNut]

4. "Tradition! Tradition! ..."

It's a practice that goes back to Marco Polo and the Spice Road ... and probably before. It's the kind of "tax" that "free markets" have paid longer than any government has held power in that region.