by dinopello » Fri 26 Dec 2008, 22:27:23
I think this one has potential for some serious blowback!
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]The CIA has secured co-operation from ageing Afghan warlords by providing them with an unusual incentive – Viagra.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I')n one case, a warlord aged 60 who was struggling to satisfy his four younger wives was also holding back information that could be crucial to American interests.
A clandestine CIA operatives who was visiting sensed an opportunity and reached into his bag for a small gift of four blue pills. "Take one of these," he said. "You'll love it."
Four days later, the CIA man returned to a beaming warlord – whether there were any smiles form his wives was not reported. The warlord furnished the CIA with invaluable details of Taliban supply routes and movements before requesting more pills.