news.antiwar.com - 28 days ago
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Amid reports that the ongoing election talks between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and runoff opponent Abdullah Abdullah have broken down , it is widely expected that Abdullah will announce a boycott of the election, perhaps as soon as this weekend. Following massive fraud in the first round, ...
news.bbc.co.uk - 29 days ago
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news.bbc.co.uk —
President Hamid Karzai's rival in the second round
of the Afghan presidential election has announced in Kabul...
that he is withdrawing from the poll."I will not participate in the election," Dr Abdullah told supporters, saying his demands for a ensuring ...
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Abdullah pulls out of Afghan vote
mudvillegazette.com - 29 days ago
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mudvillegazette.com —
Abdullah Abdullah, Hamid Karzai's main rival for office
of President of Afghanistan, has withdrawn from the scheduled...
Novemvber 7 runoff election there, saying his demands for ensuring a fraud-free election had not been met. However, he stopped short of calling for his supporters to boycott the ...
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Abdullah Abduallah pulls out - should we?
telegraph.co.uk - 29 days ago
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Tomgram: Afghanistan as a Bailout State
TomDispatch —
... more ballot boxes were stuffed than voters arrived at the polls. In its wake, and in the name of having an effective "democratic" partner in Afghanistan, the foreigners stepped in: Senator John Kerry, Richard Holbrooke, and other envoys appeared in Kabul or made telephone calls to whisper sweet somethings in ears and twist arms. The result was a second round of voting slated for November 7th and likely only to compound the initial injury. No matter the result -- and Abdullah Abdullah, Karzai's opponent, has already withdrawn in protest ...
Too Big to Fail?
Antiwar.com Original —
... seemed, more ballot boxes were stuffed than voters arrived at the polls. In its wake, and in the name of having an effective “democratic” partner in Afghanistan, the foreigners stepped in: Sen. John Kerry, Richard Holbrooke, and other envoys appeared in Kabul or made telephone calls to whisper sweet somethings in ears and twist arms . The result was a second round of voting slated for Nov. 7 and likely only to compound the initial injury. No matter the result – and Abdullah Abdullah, Karzai’s opponent, has already withdrawn in ...
Too Big to Fail? Why All the President's Afghan Options Are Bad Ones
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... more ballot boxes were stuffed than voters arrived at the polls. In its wake, and in the name of having an effective "democratic" partner in Afghanistan, the foreigners stepped in: Senator John Kerry, Richard Holbrooke, and other envoys appeared in Kabul or made telephone calls to whisper sweet somethings in ears and twist arms . The result was a second round of voting slated for November 7th and likely only to compound the initial injury. No matter the result -- and Abdullah Abdullah, Karzai's opponent, has already withdrawn in ...
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Would have made for interesting television to hear him answer questions on his fraudulent votes in the Afghan elections, but that's not the message the Obama administration wants Americans receiving just now. We'll have to settle for Abdullah explaining his opponent's ...
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