This is a pattern of behavior that I think increasingly the international community is going to consider out of bounds and is going to continue to punish Iran for.
Unless Mr Karzai and his government have deadlines to face, there is every possibility of a pattern and culture of dependency on the US and international support.
In the broad sweep of history, says Russell Jones, chief international economist at Lehman Brothers, inflation has followed a fairly consistent pattern.
They were calling because they have noticed the unusual international transfer activity, and were curious if this would be a repeating pattern in the future.
They allege that the failure to effectively investigate and address the wrongdoing by employees of NotW and its parent division, News International, when it first came to light six years ago is part of a broader pattern of lax corporate governance and self-dealing at News Corp.