Cast of “The Wire” Reunited in Afghanistan
No, not actually. But it was with some amusement this morning that I read about President Karzai’s “Saul of Tarsus” moment, when he discovered his opposition to corruption:
“President Hamid Karzai, after being re-elected for another five years, has dedicated his five years to fighting corruption,” Interior Minister Hanif Atmar told a news conference.
Working under the country’s Attorney General, there will be a new “Major Crimes Unit” that will tackle corruption and other major crimes among public officials. No matter how much money we pour into Afghanistan, there can be no better investment than bringing back the Major Crimes Unit from The Wire, perhaps the savviest police crew in modern memory. They would undoubtedly be reluctant at first, but as always, they could be persuaded by their stoic leader, Cedric Daniels (pictured center).
Walid Karzai and his warlords have had their way thus far, raking in drug money and spending it on guns to take out their rivals, but this is nothing our crew from Baltimore hasn’t seen before. After all, these Afghans can’t be tougher than the Barksdales and Marlo Stanfield. And the Justice Department, as we all know, will green-light just about any wiretap, even under new management.
You might argue that the Major Crimes Unit from Baltimore will lack effectiveness in Afghanistan, largely because they are fictional. I would counter, however, that a President Karzai-appointed Major Crimes Unit will be largely fictional anyway.
Plus, you know you’ve been dying for Season Six anyway.
