Word: involvementism
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Quotes About: "It's no secret about Wali Karzai and drugs. A lot of people in the Afghan government are involved in drug trafficking." - U.S. informant Hajji Aman Kheri, alleging Karzai's involvement in the heroin trade (New York Times, Oct. 4, 2008)
"That is complete nonsense. Ahmad Wali was already accused of dealing in drugs. I investigated it thoroughly: naturally, none of it is true." - Hamid Karzai, denying Wali Karzai's involvement in the drug trade (Der Spiegel, May 2008).
Since 2008, Ahmed Wali Karzai has been getting nearly more ink than even his brother, Hamid (Afghanistan's president). Unfortunately, it's for all the wrong reasons. Whispers accusing Ahmed Wali Karzai of corruption are nothing new, and nor are the allegations of his involvement in Afghanistan's drug trade...
"We don't have the kind of hard, direct evidence that you could take to get a criminal indictment. That allows [Hamid] Karzai to say, 'where's your proof?'" - A Bush White House official on the difficulties of trying to get President Karzi to look into his brother Wali Karzai...
Quotes By: "I am not a drug dealer, I never was and I never will be. I am a victim of vicious politics." - Denying his involvement in Afghanistan's $4 billion a year drug trade (New York Times, Oct. 4, 2008)