Never a dirty capitalist infidel around...

...when you really need one...

"If the U.S. Treasury Department will guarantee that everyone will get their money, maybe that will work," said Karzai, who holds 7 percent of the bank's shares, making him the third-biggest shareholder.

Karzai, who spends most of his time in Dubai - where he lives in a waterfront villa paid for by Kabul Bank - rushed to Kabul on Wednesday to join efforts to salvage the bank.

Meanwhile... back in the good ol' U.S. of A. --

All the speakers said repeatedly that they do not condone the violence in the community and "gang banging" and want to stop it. But they argued that gangs are not the cause of the violence.

Meanwhile, it was another violent night in Chicago, as one gang-related shooting quickly led to another in retaliation.