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Afghani Strongman is "ex" UNOCAL consul tantView MessagesViewing posts 1 to 6 of 6 messages posted.
When you can't find OBL, find Oil! “New Afghan Strongman Is Former UNOCAL Consultant (Big Surprise...) From Top View top_view@planetmail.com 12-25-1 From Le Monde (France) http://www.lemonde.fr/article/0,5987,3210-7019-254716,00.html TRANSLATION OF FOURTH PARAGRAPH FROM THE TOP Aussi l'aise discuter accroupi sur un tapis que dans un salon Washington ou Londres, Hamid Karza a une large connaissance du monde occidental. Aprs Kaboul et l'Inde o il a tudi le droit, il a parfait sa formation aux Etats-Unis o il fut un moment consultant de l'entreprise ptrolire amricaine Unocal, quand celle-ci tudiait la construction d'un oloduc en Afghanistan. "(...) Hamid Karzai, who is as comfortable discussing sitting on a carpet as in a Washinton or London "salon", has a profound knowledge of the western world. After Kaboul and India, where he has studied law, he completed his learnings [apprenticeship ?] in the USA, where he acted, for a while, as a consultant for the American oil company Unocal, at the time it was considering building a pipeline in Afghanistan. (...)"” 7:58:50 AM 12/25/01 “another merry christmas to you, too.” 9:41:50 AM 12/25/01 “Film at 11...........” 7:05:27 PM 12/25/01 “Damn you, solitary hiker. You keep this up and the sheeple might actually catch on to me. Naw, never happen! LOL. Must go fight evil now.” 1:13:36 PM 12/26/01 “solitary hiker - In what park do you usually appear on your soapbox? Happy New Year.” 3:54:57 PM 12/26/01 “Trafalgar Square in London.” 8:23:10 PM 12/27/01
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