From Krim: "So, the U.S. threatens a palace coup, and this is how it's reported in the American press:
(Honestly)
"U.S. Considers Pushing Karzai Aside for Drawdown Deal"
(Orwellian)
"Afghan President Hamid Karzai rejects U.S. workaround on security pact"
From the second article:
"Kerry had told a gathering of NATO foreign ministers the security pact did not have to be signed by Karzai himself.
"His minister of defense can sign it, the government can sign it, somebody can accept responsibility for this," he said."
From the first article:
"The issue of who has the authority to speak for a sovereign nation of Afghanistan, I suppose the lawyers can figure that out," said Hagel. "What we would be interested in, certainly as a secretary of defense, is whatever document is agreed to...someone has the authority to sign on behalf of Afghanistan. I suspect that would fulfill the kind of commitment we need.""
(Honestly)
"U.S. Considers Pushing Karzai Aside for Drawdown Deal"
(Orwellian)
"Afghan President Hamid Karzai rejects U.S. workaround on security pact"
From the second article:
"Kerry had told a gathering of NATO foreign ministers the security pact did not have to be signed by Karzai himself.
"His minister of defense can sign it, the government can sign it, somebody can accept responsibility for this," he said."
From the first article:
"The issue of who has the authority to speak for a sovereign nation of Afghanistan, I suppose the lawyers can figure that out," said Hagel. "What we would be interested in, certainly as a secretary of defense, is whatever document is agreed to...someone has the authority to sign on behalf of Afghanistan. I suspect that would fulfill the kind of commitment we need.""
