Karzai: I will not let congressman into Afghanistan

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http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/21/karzai-i-will-not-let-congressman-into-afghanistan/

If Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-California, an influential member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is looking for a country to visit as a member of a congressional delegation, he can cross Afghanistan off his list.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Rohrabacher have been at loggerheads over the congressman's push for a more decentralized Afghan government. Asked by CNN's Wolf Blitzer about the disagreement, Karzai said he is against letting Rohrabacher into the country.

"Until he changes his tongue, until he shows respect to the Afghan people, to our way of life and to our constitution ... No foreigner has a place asking another people, another country to change their constitution. Have we ever asked the United States to change its constitution?" Karzai said in an exclusive interview that aired Monday on "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer."

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"Freedom of speech is good, we respect that, but the freedom of speech with regard to other countries is another issue," Karzai told Blitzer.

video at link

[Enrique]

1. how can CNN write about this without mentioning Rohrabacher's background?

big-time supporter of the mujahideen and the Taliban, from the 1980s and 1990s. Probably their biggest remaining American friend, now that Charlie Wilson is dead.

[Archae]

2. Karzai hasn't forgotten or forgiven...

Rohrabacher used to support the Taliban.

[Wait Wut]

3. Great. One more reason for me to hate Republicans.

They made me agree with Karzai.

[DJ13]

4. Can we do the same the next time he leaves the country?