what a fucken joke. clean up your act 1st b4 you try to fix anyone else
As the Obama administration and Congress begin tying U.S. aid to anti-corruption efforts in Afghanistan, it turns out the man at the center of a corruption investigation in Kabul has been on the CIA payroll for years, several high-level officials confirmed to Fox News on Thursday.
Mohammed Zia Salehi, the chief of administration of President Hamid Karzai's National Security Council, who was arrested on corruption charges last month and then released at the behest of Karzai, is indeed paid by the United States, though for what remains unclear.
It also is true, according to several Afghanistan-based sources, that Karzai's brother Ahmed Wali Karzai, currently the governor of Kandahar province, is also paid by the CIA.
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., made an emergency trip to Kabul last week to impress upon Karzai the need to not intervene in corruption proceedings against officials such as Salehi, as the United States tries to impress upon the government the need to win hearts and minds by not adding to the country's problems.
The CIA has had deep ties and assets amongst Afghan's warring factions that date back to the early 1990s. Prior to his current position, Salehi had been an aide to Karzai ally Abdul Rashid Dostum, who was also a key U.S. ally when the Northern Alliance toppled the Taliban in 2001.
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Dow Dips Below 10000 as Gloom PersistsTen Worst Places to LiveAnalyst: Citigroup Is Cooking the BooksStop Saving to Pay Off Credit Card Debt?Futures Rise Modestly Ahead of Bernanke SpeechThe revelation about Salehi's connections, first reported in The New York Times, comes at a particularly sensitive time. Salehi was arrested by a U.S. and British-backed anti-corruption task force and was released hours later, after Karzai intervened.
A U.S. official familiar with the situation insisted that Karzai didn't free Salehi because of "any supposed connection to the U.S." The official added that no American tried to get him released.
"Our message to Karzai has been consistent: Don't do anything that might give the impression you're soft on corruption." the official said.
The official also noted that there's "no indication of any connection whatsoever between the United States government and the activities for which this individual is being investigated."
The official said people sometimes get paid for information the U.S. needs for its security and that often that means dealing with someone who "might down the road -- and certainly not at our behest -- put his hand in the till."
"We neither foster corruption nor pretend it doesn't exist," the official said.
Salehi was arrested by the Afghan police after allegedly being wiretapped soliciting a car for his son in exchange for his hindering a U.S.-supported probe of a company suspected of shipping billions of dollars out of the country for Afghan officials, drug smugglers and insurgents.
The New York Times reported that the Obama administration is faced with the dilemma of making anti-corruption efforts a centerpiece of U.S. strategy or overlooking it so as not to destabilize the Karzai government.
“Fighting corruption is the very definition of mission creep,” one Obama administration official told the newspaper.
Speaking to Fox News on Wednesday, Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Ira, said he doesn't think Karzai is undermining U.S. anti-corruption efforts.
"Certainly there are cases in which there are either local or provincial or national officials who have exerted undue influence. There's no question about that. But I don't think that anyone has alleged that President Karzai, for example, has been engaged in corrupt behavior or that he is anything but actually very forthright and very publicly saying that there is a corruption problem," Petraeus said.
Petraeus added that if Karzai's government lacks legitimacy among the citizens of Afghanistan, " that's a huge setback for our counterinsurgency campaign."
The U.S. official who spoke to Fox News said trying to get good government in Afghanistan is pointless unless security is achieved.
"The first is a precondition for everything else, and if you try in Afghanistan to focus now on building a pure, perfect state, you'll destroy everything that's been achieved so far. Some people in our government -- perhaps with a copy of Plato's Republic under their arms -- don't seem to understand that," the official said.
As the Obama administration and Congress begin tying U.S. aid to anti-corruption efforts in Afghanistan, it turns out the man at the center of a corruption investigation in Kabul has been on the CIA payroll for years, several high-level officials confirmed to Fox News on Thursday.
Mohammed Zia Salehi, the chief of administration of President Hamid Karzai's National Security Council, who was arrested on corruption charges last month and then released at the behest of Karzai, is indeed paid by the United States, though for what remains unclear.
It also is true, according to several Afghanistan-based sources, that Karzai's brother Ahmed Wali Karzai, currently the governor of Kandahar province, is also paid by the CIA.
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., made an emergency trip to Kabul last week to impress upon Karzai the need to not intervene in corruption proceedings against officials such as Salehi, as the United States tries to impress upon the government the need to win hearts and minds by not adding to the country's problems.
The CIA has had deep ties and assets amongst Afghan's warring factions that date back to the early 1990s. Prior to his current position, Salehi had been an aide to Karzai ally Abdul Rashid Dostum, who was also a key U.S. ally when the Northern Alliance toppled the Taliban in 2001.
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Dow Dips Below 10000 as Gloom PersistsTen Worst Places to LiveAnalyst: Citigroup Is Cooking the BooksStop Saving to Pay Off Credit Card Debt?Futures Rise Modestly Ahead of Bernanke SpeechThe revelation about Salehi's connections, first reported in The New York Times, comes at a particularly sensitive time. Salehi was arrested by a U.S. and British-backed anti-corruption task force and was released hours later, after Karzai intervened.
A U.S. official familiar with the situation insisted that Karzai didn't free Salehi because of "any supposed connection to the U.S." The official added that no American tried to get him released.
"Our message to Karzai has been consistent: Don't do anything that might give the impression you're soft on corruption." the official said.
The official also noted that there's "no indication of any connection whatsoever between the United States government and the activities for which this individual is being investigated."
The official said people sometimes get paid for information the U.S. needs for its security and that often that means dealing with someone who "might down the road -- and certainly not at our behest -- put his hand in the till."
"We neither foster corruption nor pretend it doesn't exist," the official said.
Salehi was arrested by the Afghan police after allegedly being wiretapped soliciting a car for his son in exchange for his hindering a U.S.-supported probe of a company suspected of shipping billions of dollars out of the country for Afghan officials, drug smugglers and insurgents.
The New York Times reported that the Obama administration is faced with the dilemma of making anti-corruption efforts a centerpiece of U.S. strategy or overlooking it so as not to destabilize the Karzai government.
“Fighting corruption is the very definition of mission creep,” one Obama administration official told the newspaper.
Speaking to Fox News on Wednesday, Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Ira, said he doesn't think Karzai is undermining U.S. anti-corruption efforts.
"Certainly there are cases in which there are either local or provincial or national officials who have exerted undue influence. There's no question about that. But I don't think that anyone has alleged that President Karzai, for example, has been engaged in corrupt behavior or that he is anything but actually very forthright and very publicly saying that there is a corruption problem," Petraeus said.
Petraeus added that if Karzai's government lacks legitimacy among the citizens of Afghanistan, " that's a huge setback for our counterinsurgency campaign."
The U.S. official who spoke to Fox News said trying to get good government in Afghanistan is pointless unless security is achieved.
"The first is a precondition for everything else, and if you try in Afghanistan to focus now on building a pure, perfect state, you'll destroy everything that's been achieved so far. Some people in our government -- perhaps with a copy of Plato's Republic under their arms -- don't seem to understand that," the official said.
1st, there is no such thing as real opening totals, only the adj totals that are made by almost every OS, bookie or casino. for casino's the adjusted numbers are developed by LVSC and than presented to each casino who that either accepts them as is or adjusts them a little based on the types of bettors they have
as for the OS a few will release there adjusted numbers b4 cris, but keep an eye on those that do and you will find that once cris posts and OL all well be at that number. cris OL is the closest thing you will find to the real opening totals
So if you see a half run or a half point difference at say Cris and the Hilton in vegas, do you think Cris has the sharper number?
not really, plus it depends on when u see these numbers as well. overnight will be diff than the next day, but those always have much lower bet limits, esp o/u ones. plus hilton and every OS adjust their numbers based on there bettors and they will all try to be as close to the others as possible to avoid scalps and middles, but those are a fact of life as they are the ones that create those themselves. if they ever go to pool betting that that will all change, hopefully not in my lifetime
I would think in the early OS days Roxy or Lvsc would be too tempted to put in a few tricks for their own treats overseas, or has Cris always been that sharp?
Pool betting, hmmm. To me it seems like too much greed out there. Vegas books get smaller and one like BoDog sways their line a little against the popular favorite, but if you go in there and take advantage they just limit ya or cut you off.
I received the dvd for the excel 2010 that I ordered from that link you posted a couple of weeks ago along with the key. Once I get it installed, do I have to transfer or delete anything I'm using now or will it automatically put the pdws and Master in the new 2010 version?
P.S. I told you weeks ago that I had the 2003 version (remember when you called me a cheap fuk?), but I was mistaken. I have had the 2007 version all along and am a little hesitant to fuck with it since it is serving my needs, but if you think I need to go with the 2010 I will attempt to make the change. For the price I paid I've probably got some bootleg copy that will blow up my whole computer.
P.P.S. Just for the record, there is no pizza guy so don't tell me to go ask him. He was a fictional character I came up with when you cited your charges for personal consulting.
