Interview: Congress Investigating Taliban Payola Reported in The Nation

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Channel: The Nation · 2009 · News & Politics

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In this segment from CNN, Congressman John Tierney (D-MA) discusses his subcommittees investigation into charges that the U.S. Department of Defense is essentially bribing Taliban warlords so U.S. supply lines can travel through Afghanistan. The investigation was sparked by Aram Roston's Investigation in The Nation Magazine, "How the U.S. Funds the Taliban"

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