Pay No Attention to the Karzai Behind The Curtain

The Christian Science Monitor reports on Human Right's Watch and their assessment of our Afghanistan actions:

Human Rights Watch, the largest US-based human rights group, released a report Sunday saying US forces hunting Taliban and Al Qaeda sympathizers in Afghanistan have beaten and psychologically abused detainees, and used excessive force during raids that led to civilian deaths

Im guessing that everyone who stops by has seen Atrios' post regarding Karzai:

KABUL (CP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai offered Afghan men a trade today in an attempt to convince them to let their women vote in upcoming elections. "Please, my dear brothers, let your wives and sisters go to the voter registration process," Karzai told a gathering to mark International Women's Day. "Later, you can control who she votes for, but please, let her go."

Karzai's plea set off a murmur in the crowd of about 500 women and illustrated the fragile grip the democratic process holds in Afghanistan.