Karzai pledges to check warlords -"definitely no drug money in government"

(CNN) -- Hamid Karzai formally accepted his election as president of Afghanistan Thursday, a day after a joint U.N.-Afghan electoral board proclaimed him the victor in the October 9 vote, and said he would not condone the existence of "private militia forces" in the country.

Karzai, who has been Afghanistan's interim president leading up to the popular vote, also said he would keep warlords who deal in Afghanistan's lucrative opium trade out of the government.

"There will not be any private militia forces in Afghanistan, that is the first demand of the Afghan people," Karzai said.

"There will definitely, definitely not be any drug money in (the government). We are going be dedicated, strong in working against that."

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http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/04/afghan.election/index.html

Karzai is the mayor of Kabal, nothing more.

The warlords and remnants of the Taliban control the country.

Yeah right, Hamid. You just keep telling yourself that. I don't think the scientific instrument has been designed that could measure the shortness of Karzai's life expectancy should he ever stray from the aegis of Pax Americana.

Whatever, Hamid.

I say one year.

So it might even be more imminent than your estimate.

in other words, it total bullshit

Visiting every remote area to receive the thanks of a grateful populace. Laura's expressed her interest in the women of Afghanistan, so I'm sure she'll want to come along.

Take that literally!

Obligatory Seinfeld reference.

Without hundreds of Black water Mercenaries, he would be fish food. The people there would cut this Cheney Puppet Wannabee to pieces.

Afghanistan.
It had not ONE thing to do with terrorism or OBL. You were conned by the Bush Crime Syndicate. If OBL was involved at all, you can be certain he was employed by Bush and thugs.

Just a reassurance that he won. Imagine how crooked that election was.

I think that line deserves that "you want it when?" laughing dude thing!