US wants to clip Karzai's wings

The US is caricaturing Karzai as a tin-pot dictator, arguing that he is "anti-democratic" since he decided to postpone by a month the convening of a new parliament. The election commission cleared the election results and Karzai's reluctance to accept the results casts him in poor light. - US wants to clip Karzai's wings
Ex-Spy, Duane R. Clarridge, Runs His Own Private C.I.A. - NYTimes