Politico: The Grassy Knoll

British diplomat advises leaving "acceptable dictator" in Afghanistan

Posted from 911blogger.com blogs 64 days ago

British diplomat feels Afghan war being lost: report Story cites leaked cable from France's deputy ambassador in Kabul Last Updated: Wednesday, October 1, 2008 | 10:14 AM ET CBC News A French newspaper has published what appears to be a diplomatic cable saying Britain's ambassador to Kabul thinks the West is losing the battle for Afghanistan. The coded cable reproduced Wednesday in Le Canard Enchaîné seems to be from France's deputy ambassador to Afghanistan, François Fitou, describing a conversation he had with the British ambassador to Kabul, Sherard Cowper-Coles. It says Cowper-Coles be... (original story)