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Published: Mon, 2 Nov 2009
Description: Wayne Simmons on tactics in Afghanistan
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" I did his -- crystalline company walk into villages with suitcases suitcases full of cash. And and pay off the warlords to be on our side and to tell us where the bad guys are is that the way this wars being fought."
" Judge guy you'd have to ask you don't crystal I don't know how that money."
" Why -- substitute substitute general mark crystal with two intelligence officials do this."
" Has -- been done in the past yes it is being done now I I don't know I'm not great idea. But what I'm telling you is that these are what -- these are inherently tall tall very tall. Some very unsavory guy."
" And you know I -- we're not anti warlord. Of warlords. I mean I don't care we -- to make sure you don't hook up with the Taliban and then we'll have allowed this place to be safe haven for al-Qaeda."
" Let that we're losing sight of that. That I believe that we continue to lose sight of that again I cannot reiterate strong enough guy like me. And general cripple all remember trying to -- we want. Our men and women say I want them to go home someday and I'm gonna do what ever it takes to get the intelligence. To keep them straight I don't want them driving down -- get blown up by and I EP. Because I felt it wasn't like to go talk to the war or it was selling drugs. What if I had. I would've found out because she wouldn't share would mean that that body being there and -- my guy."
" But how about tax dollars helping to finance. His sale of drugs."
" We mean by that judgments --"
" That that the payment of American tax dollars which is where the cash comes from that the CIA uses to purchase information from people on the ground being used. By Karzai's brother to finance his drug deals would you -- that it's one thing to give a warlord a couple of grand in cash. The find out where the bad guys are in his village I can understand that. It's another thing to give a super warlords tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars so he can finance the manufacture and delivery apparel and from Afghanistan. To New York City."
" I'd like to argue with the judge. You know I taught in the beginning of our what you I think what you on this. I'm with you on this when you tell me what you put me in a position judge. The choice between. A man. And turning a blind guy on turn in the blind I I don't."
" God that's so -- because I mullah Omar only has one night we'd love your passion as well as your knowledge of the of the streets over there Wayne thanks so much for joining us. Now. I didn't second -- yeah that's 866408766. You know we should have a month with Senator McCain we're right back with John -- engine. Can't get enough of Brian did you get that daily podcast online at."
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