Georgian soldier refuses to return to Georgia

[bedzhani]

Alik Gitolendia lost both legs and senior lieutenant Muhran Shukvan died in consequence of the mine explosion in Afghanistan. As it was said by the Georgian media, Gitolendia is still under treatment in Germany and it’s not known when he will be able to return to Georgia. And his condition is stable. It’s the Georgian version.
Recently I’ve returned from Germany and this story is told in the other way… The local media with the reference to Gitolendia’s words told that badly injured soldier doesn’t want to return to Georgia. As it goes, Gitolendia and deceased Shukvan were purposely sent through the mined territory to patrol and their command assured both of them that all mines were cleared by the sappers. The reason for that terrible offence liens in the unwillingness of a few Georgian soldiers, including Gitolendia, to take part in the supplying Europe with the Afghan heroin what had become the main responsibility of the Georgian contingent in Afghanistan. And now from time to time the representatives of the German drug police and Interpol are visiting Gitolendia to investigate the Georgian crimes in Afghanistan… It’s hard not to believe that because of knowing our Georgian leadership…

 

[RadiomanATL]

We don't need him down here anyway. Probably a yankee.

 

[editec]

Been away so long I hardly knew the place
Gee!~ it's good to be back home.

All the way the paper bag was on my knee
Come and keep your comrade warm

I'm back in the U S S R,
Don't know how lucky your are, boys

Back in the US
Back in the US
Back in the U S S R!

 

[RoccoR]

et al,

This is so embarrassing!

Taliban Leader in Secret Talks Was an Impostor
By DEXTER FILKINS and CARLOTTA GALL
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/23/world/asia/23kabul.html?_r=1

Published: November 22, 2010

KABUL, Afghanistan — For months, the secret talks unfolding between Taliban and Afghan leaders to end the war appeared to be showing promise, if only because of the appearance of a certain insurgent leader at one end of the table: Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, one of the most senior commanders in the Taliban movement.

But now, it turns out, Mr. Mansour was apparently not Mr. Mansour at all. In an episode that could have been lifted from a spy novel, United States and Afghan officials now say the Afghan man was an impostor, and high-level discussions conducted with the assistance of NATO appear to have achieved little.

“It’s not him,” said a Western diplomat in Kabul intimately involved in the discussions. “And we gave him a lot of money.”

American officials confirmed Monday that they had given up hope that the Afghan was Mr. Mansour, or even a member of the Taliban leadership.

NATO and Afghan officials said they held three meetings with the man, who traveled from in Pakistan, where Taliban leaders have taken refuge......

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/23/world/asia/23kabul.html?_r=1

(COMMENT)

OK, in addition to demonstrating that we are bumbling fools, the questions remains:

• How much money did we give this guy?
• Where did the money go?
• What does this do to the assessment by General Petraeus, that the impact of the surge is behind the Peace Talks if the talks were fake?

One can only chuckle at how well we are doing. We must have the word "stupid" written on our forehead.

Most Respectfully,
R

 

[Sallow]

et al,

This is so embarrassing!

Taliban Leader in Secret Talks Was an Impostor
By DEXTER FILKINS and CARLOTTA GALL
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/23/world/asia/23kabul.html?_r=1

Published: November 22, 2010

KABUL, Afghanistan — For months, the secret talks unfolding between Taliban and Afghan leaders to end the war appeared to be showing promise, if only because of the appearance of a certain insurgent leader at one end of the table: Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, one of the most senior commanders in the Taliban movement.

But now, it turns out, Mr. Mansour was apparently not Mr. Mansour at all. In an episode that could have been lifted from a spy novel, United States and Afghan officials now say the Afghan man was an impostor, and high-level discussions conducted with the assistance of NATO appear to have achieved little.

“It’s not him,” said a Western diplomat in Kabul intimately involved in the discussions. “And we gave him a lot of money.”

American officials confirmed Monday that they had given up hope that the Afghan was Mr. Mansour, or even a member of the Taliban leadership.

NATO and Afghan officials said they held three meetings with the man, who traveled from in Pakistan, where Taliban leaders have taken refuge......

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/23/world/asia/23kabul.html?_r=1

(COMMENT)

OK, in addition to demonstrating that we are bumbling fools, the questions remains:

• How much money did we give this guy?
• Where did the money go?
• What does this do to the assessment by General Petraeus, that the impact of the surge is behind the Peace Talks if the talks were fake?

One can only chuckle at how well we are doing. We must have the word "stupid" written on our forehead.

Most Respectfully,
R

Good stuff.

Maybe you can get on this case..and the case of the George W. Bush administration just "losing" 9 billion dollars during the Iraqi debacle.