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Subject: Quote for the day, #1,222.

"'Afghanistan will need $10 billion in the next five years, over and above =
any relief already pledged, the United Nations secretary general, Kofi Anna=
n, told the delegates. Today, [Afghan interim leader] Hamid Karzai pledged =
to hire a "reputable international firm to audit our expenditures on a regu=
lar basis" and insisted, "The elimination of corruption is one of my top pr=
iorities."
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The New York Times, Jan. 21, 2002=20
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March 3, 2002=20
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Afghanistan today hired Arthur Andersen as its auditor. 'I opened up the Ye=
llow Pages, and they came first alphabetically,' Mr. Karzai told a press co=
nference. Upon hearing snickers in the crowd, Mr. Karzai added, 'What? What=
is it? Is there something I should know?'
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May 6, 2003
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In a shocking turn of events, Afghanistan today reported that it had a budg=
et surplus for the current year. In an interview, Mr. Karzai attributed the=
country's stunning shift of fortunes to the spirit of the Afghan people, t=
he resolve of the Afghan government and a series of highly complex leveragi=
ng arrangements that have 'stripped out' much of the unpredictability of gl=
obal markets via derivatives held chiefly by government ministers through o=
ffshore holding companies. 'But really,' Mr. Karzai added, 'it's more the f=
irst two than the third.'
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Feb. 8, 2004=20
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'The Afghan Miracle,' as some economists have dubbed it, continues apace. I=
n an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Mr. Karzai quickly gre=
w impatient with questions about how a nation with few natural resources an=
d no major industries could so quickly amass a gross national product twice=
the size of Japan's. 'Listen, I can't help you if you're too dim to unders=
tand this,' Mr. Karzai said. 'Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a dinner dat=
e.'
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March 12, 2005=20
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Thousands of Afghans today cheered as the Eiffel Tower was lowered into pos=
ition in downtown Kabul. Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, who bought the tower '=
on a whim' from the French government last spring, provided a brief moment =
of levity when, shouting orders to the helicopter pilot, he exclaimed, 'Hey=
, let's put it on top of the Tower of Pisa!' As the pilot changed course, M=
r. Karzai quickly added, 'Just kidding! Put it next to Big Ben, like we pla=
nned.'

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'When they came and repossessed the moon,' Hamid Karzai answered, when aske=
d to name the hardest part about Afghanistan's declaration of bankruptcy la=
st July. Asked which of his decisions he regretted most, Mr. Karzai answere=
d quickly: 'Buying the naming rights to Canada seemed like a clever idea at=
the time, but having two countries named Afghanistan simply got confusing.=
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Mr. Karzai sighed, 'It was all very unfortunate. But I guess it's just - wh=
at's the phrase? - part of the genius of capitalism.'
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Tim Carvell, American journalist, "New Regime, New Accountant," The New Yor=
k Times, 1/25/02.=20