Congress to probe ‘US funding of Taliban’

[proud2BlibKansan]

US may be 'unintentionally involved in vast protection racket

Troop surge could backfire if it means more cash for insurgents

A House committee has launched an investigation into claims that US military contractors in Afghanistan are paying the Taliban to guarantee the safety of their transportation convoys, an allegation that could mean American taxpayers are indirectly funding the insurgency that has killed more than 900 American soldiers so far.

“Serious allegations have been that private security providers for US transportation contractors in Afghanistan are regularly paying local warlords and the Taliban for security," said Rep. John Tierney (D-MA), chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs. "After a preliminary inquiry, it has been determined these reports warrant a full-scale subcommittee investigation."

Tierney said that if the allegations are proven to be true, "it would mean that the United States is unintentionally engaged in a vast protection racket and, as such, may be indirectly funding the very insurgents we are trying to fight.”

more . . . http://rawstory.com/2009/12/congress-us-funding-taliban/

Now we're funding the enemy! BRING THEM HOME!!

[sendero]

1. I wouldn't be a bit surprised..

... and actually wouldn't this be treason?

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. Seems like it would be treason

But then again, who knows?

[Chiyo-chichi]

3. We paid insurgents in Iraq. I'm not at all surprised by this.

[Renew Deal]

4. Only in America

:banghead:

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. Amen