Friday, September 10, 2010

Who but the US can bring such good governance to the Middle East?

"Mahmoud Karzai, a brother of the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, bought the villa on July 2 2007 and resold it in early 2008, according to records. Karzai, who owns 7 per cent of the ailing Kabul Bank, said in an interview Monday there was “nothing wrong” with the transaction.  “I did it to get my residency visa,” he said. “My children were going to school here. I was not a big property investor in Dubai.”  Karzai confirmed the selling price was about Dh10m, against the purchase price of Dh7m." (thanks Olivia)