US general: 'West is failing Afghans'
'The chief of the US forces in Afghanistan, Lt-Gen Dan
McNeill, said he was "frustrated" that the West had "not
made a more bold step" to rebuild Afghanistan, adding that this
could be an important lesson for Iraq. The US search for al-Qa'ida and
the Taliban would have been easier if the aid had flowed faster, he said.
His remarks echo the worries of many in Afghanistan's capital city of
Kabul, ranging from international aid workers to officials in the
unstable transitional government of President
Hamid Karzai. Fears abound that the war in Iraq, and its
aftermath, will mean that international support falls away' (
Independent )
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See also this blog entry from last
month
'Ex-presidents club' gets fat on conflict
Article about the Carlyle
Group, reputedly the world's largest private equity firm,
focusing on 'suggestions that its multi-billion dollar funds get fat on
the back of global conflict' (
Observer )
