The United States is making a mockery of democracy and the war on terrorism by supporting corrupt Afghan lawmakers who are criminals and warlords, said an outspoken female Afghan politician, who was removed from parliament.
Malalai Joya, 29, was effectively expelled last month when the lower house of parliament voted to suspend her for the remaining 3 1/2 years of her term after she described the legislative body as "worse than a stable" during an interview.
Washington "supports the same enemies, who are mentally like the Taliban. ... They brought them back into power," soft-spoken Joya told Reuters in an interview during a visit to the United States.
...unfortunately we are looking at a worse situation than the Taliban period."
punditman says:
The above link begins to tell the story of the West's glorious quest to install "democracy" in Afghanistan from the point of view of a woman MP who has been threatened and ousted from the Afghan parliament.
Yet voices such as Malalai Joya get little play in Western media. Instead it's all good guys vs. bad guys, as they interview army generals who merely echo the platitudes of their political masters in Washington, Ottawa, etc.
