This is an Afghan National Army Soldier outside the gates of the ministry of defense where the attack occurred.
I can imagine how that works. A militia leader approaches a human being turned jihadist and states, "It is your turn to honor Allah and move on to the virgins."
Perhaps Secretary Hagel could find a way to covertly enter Afghanistan and leave without detection. Promise, we won't care about the anonymity. No one will notice, not even his greatest detractors, they are too busy finding new friends over dinner at upscale hotel restaurants and calling money donors afterward to be sure they haven't lost any.
The citizenry of Afghanistan may appreciate it more than anyone. He should consider that possibility. I think that method has been used by Presidents, but, I see no reason why a Secretary of Defense can't institute the same prerogative.
By Mirwais Harooni and Phil Stewart
KABUL | Sat Mar 9, 2013 5:08am EST
...The Afghan Taliban (click here) claimed responsibility for the attack and said the ministry was the target. They said in a statement the attack "is a kind of message" for Hagel....
We can do without the message. We know they exist and are annoyed by the USA's presence. No reminder needed. I am waiting for the day a Pakistani drone finds it's way into the Presidential palace. Seriously. I am not joking. It is well known how entangled the Pakistani ISI is with terrorist networks. I think former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen stated the worst of the bunch was the Haqqani Network. We also know Hamas has drones. Their's was shot down by the IDF.
So, it is just a matter of time before the Afghanistan/Pakistani Taliban dominate by 'drones of power' seeking authority of Allah in every hovel. It is called global anarchy. That is what these networks are. They are sources of power over countries that like to call themselves sovereign.
