Getting worse

Sobering words from a friend in Afghanistan:

Not sure how fast this country is heading further down the downward spiral but any rays of optimism are being blanketed by the multi-layered clouds of corruption, hypocrisy and dysfunctionality to name but a few. Sadly there is no western leadership, inspiration or hard handed determination to keep in check (let alone protect its citizens) or moderate the loose-canon of leadership here. Just think of this place as a war machine - chaos and dysfunctionality are the oil which keeps the machine rolling and as long as the machine is rolling pockets are being lined and bank balances swelled for the knights and the bishops playing this global game of chess - while the pawns are thrown around the table to sacrifice their lives in the name of freedom or fall further down the tunnel of poverty. This is a modern day Alice in Wonderland - the Dormouse of the West sleeps at the table of - the Tweedle Dums and Tweedle Dees of "diplomacy" continue to twiddle their thumbs while the Mad Hatter and King and Queen of Hearts execute their crazy dance around the kingdom of insanity - the Caterpillar smokes his hookah of magic mushrooms and "embedded" media reporter Alice is on a permanent high as she takes "trips" down the tunnel baffled by all the madness around her - - and for those who have faith in the existance of the the illusiary White Rabbit of Resolution they now begin to question whether it exists or not. Meanwhile the Machinary of War continues to churn out it conveyor belt of profits.

There is no honor in this country as it stands now - sadly the only honor we acknowledge is measured in human sacrifice as we watch the corteges crawling through the streets of Wootton Bassett honouring the young fallen Brits - or wtiness the same in some small town in Georgia or Alabama - or France - or Italy or Germany. What about the poor innocent Afghan villagers - men women and children slaughtered by the Taliban - or young girls getting gassed in their school by "enlightened" Taliban intent on denying women any degree of human rights or - whole villahes blown to bits by errant "drone"missiles. Who will honor them in this Afghan war machine? Meanwhile while the fat-cats getting fatter and fatter and continue to lick the ever increasing amount of cream accumulating round their greedy mouths.

So much for the dreams of Afghanistan - as perceived by a cynical old curmudgeon.