http://washingtonindependent.com/46180/afghan-ambassador-seeks-lobbyists National News in Context Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:28:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://washingtonindependent.com/46180/afghan-ambassador-seeks-lobbyists/comment-page-1#comment-34616 ga73 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:07:23 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=46180#comment-34616 In a way, the Kabul govt is more efficient than the US govt in that in the US there are thousands of rent seekers (lobbyists) who then grease the palms of politicians in Washington. In Kabul, you just grease the palms of politicians yourself. So I can understand why Afghans do not know "exactly how Kabul operates." In a way, the Kabul govt is more efficient than the US govt in that in the US there are thousands of rent seekers (lobbyists) who then grease the palms of politicians in Washington. In Kabul, you just grease the palms of politicians yourself. So I can understand why Afghans do not know “exactly how Kabul operates.”

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/46180/afghan-ambassador-seeks-lobbyists/comment-page-1#comment-32962 ga73 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:07:23 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=46180#comment-32962 In a way, the Kabul govt is more efficient than the US govt in that in the US there are thousands of rent seekers (lobbyists) who then grease the palms of politicians in Washington. In Kabul, you just grease the palms of politicians yourself. So I can understand why Afghans do not know "exactly how Kabul operates." In a way, the Kabul govt is more efficient than the US govt in that in the US there are thousands of rent seekers (lobbyists) who then grease the palms of politicians in Washington. In Kabul, you just grease the palms of politicians yourself. So I can understand why Afghans do not know “exactly how Kabul operates.”

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