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Afghani Strongman is "ex" UNOCAL consul tant

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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. (...)"
solitary hiker
7:58:50 AM
12/25/01

another merry christmas to you, too.
radagast
9:41:50 AM
12/25/01

Film at 11...........
iluvbackpacking
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.
George Dubya Evildoer
1:13:36 PM
12/26/01

solitary hiker - In what park do you usually appear on your soapbox?

Happy New Year.
nowslimmer
3:54:57 PM
12/26/01

Trafalgar Square in London.
solitary hiker
8:23:10 PM
12/27/01

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