Misinformation OR Facts

[sattahipdeep]

Afghans on Edge of Chaos
By Robyn Dixon, Times Staff Writer
2003-08-04

Haji Abdul Khaliq, 54, arrived in Kabul exhausted by 14 hours on the
shattering, rocky track of a highway from Kandahar. It was inconceivable to
him that $2 billion had been spent in his country since January last year.

"From what we can see, they didn't spend more than a dollar," he spluttered
angrily. "There are no paved roads, no reconstruction of government
buildings, no help for the people and no government salaries.
http://publicbroadcasting.net/wbur/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=529738



The American company in charge
of the $200m project, the Louis
Berger group, says some 800
Afghan policemen are now
patrolling the highway to ensure
security, and work is going ahead
seven days a week.

The entire road length has been graded, already reducing the journey time to
around 10 hours.

The company expects to begin paving the road with asphalt in a few days' time.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3122745.stm

[punpirate]

1. We'd know for certain...

... if the US hadn't bought up all the commercial satellite imagery before the start of the Afghan war....

[sattahipdeep]

2. Space Imaging Inc., was happy to sell

While it can exercise ``shutter control'' over U.S.-owned satellites, foreign-owned
satellites are under no such restriction.