Karzai Brother on CIA Payroll

CBS News by Bill Plante | Oct. 28, 2009 (News Report)

(Video) The New York Times reports that the brother of Afghanistan's President Karzai, an alleged opium smuggler and war profiteer, has been taking money from the CIA. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Oct 28, 2009 - 12:22 PM PDT
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Oct 28, 2009 - 12:23 PM PDT
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 by Derek Hawkins - Oct. 28, 2009

Adds some helpful context, but gleans most of its information from the NYT story and news reports from earlier this week.

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  • Brother of Afghan Leader Is Said to Be on C.I.A. Payroll

    New York Times by Dexter Filkins, Mark Mazzetti, James Risen | Oct. 28, 2009 (News Report)
    Ahmed Wali Karzai, the brother of President Hamid Karzai and a suspected player in the opium trade, has gotten payments from the C.I.A. for eight years, officials said.
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