Ted Rall for May 18, 2002
Transcript:
Bored? Indiscriminate? You just might have what it takes to join the interim government of Afghanistan. Hi! I'm president and former unocal oil employee Hamid Karzai! I was horribly bored before I got this job. Mmm-hmmm... Oh, and great oil experience! Welcome aboard! Afghanistan recruiting. Are you bored? Follow the example set by other former oil company employees and apply for the best job on earth! I've been a civil engineer for 20 years. Uh-huh. Any oil company experience? We'll set you up in a great apartment in Kabul near the adulterers stoning field, pay you a salary worth millions of afghans and kill anyone who crosses you. All you need are the right qualifications! Come on over - the dust is fine. Zalmay Khalizad US special envoy to Afghanistan unocal oil employee. The interim government of Afghanistan: we're looking for a few good oil men. Today's topic is the pipeline. Today's topic is always the pipeline! Back at unocal, I worked on a project very much like this one...