{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Kabul Press","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.kabulpress.org","title":"SIGAR Promotes Itself at Afghanistan\u2019s Expense","author_name":"Matthew J. Nasuti (Former U.S. Air Force Captain)","width":"600","height":"400","url":"https:\/\/mail.bamyanpress.com\/article144844.html","html":"\u003Ch4 class='title'\u003E\u003Ca href='https:\/\/mail.bamyanpress.com\/article144844.html'\u003ESIGAR Promotes Itself at Afghanistan\u2019s Expense\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cblockquote class='spip'\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESIGAR\u2019s first priority is to promote SIGAR and the Obama Administration.  SIGAR stands for the \u201cSpecial Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.\u201d  Since last year, the Inspector General has been John F. Sopko.  Mr. Sopko was a partner with Akin Gump, an influential American lawfirm.  He came to his current post as a Washington, D.C. political insider and one who will never \u201crock the boat,\u201d to use an American expression.  Since his appointment, Mr. Sopko has excelled at making (\u2026)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n"}