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Why kill Burhanuddin Rabbani?

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Why Kill Rabbani

by Anonyme - 27/09/2011 - 10:32

Probably a crooked Politican?.Probably the Afghans have a more effective way of dealing with they crooks .We in the west let our crooks keep plundering the coffers.Wonder who are the idiots on our planet?.I have already reached my conclusion,we just full of crap in the west.Our media are not permitted to have any intelligent answers.Or they maybe are full of crap also?.Anyway maybe the west will teach the Afghan Govt. how to become Legalise crooks.

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