online.wsj.com - 28 days ago
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[Afghan President Hamid Karzai (left) arrives with Sen. John Kerry at a joint press conference in Kabul on Tuesday.] Getty Images Afghan President Hamid Karzai (left) arrives with Sen. John Kerry at a joint press conference in Kabul on Tuesday.
news.bbc.co.uk - 28 days ago
telegraph.co.uk - 28 days ago
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telegraph.co.uk —
Hamid Karzai's government has already begun arrangements to
fix the second round of voting in the country's...
presidential poll, an election monitor has said.
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Hamid Karzai
washingtontimes.com - 28 days ago
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washingtontimes.com —
White House officials downplayed Afghan presidential challenger Abdullah
Abdullah's decision to pull out of this week's scheduled...
runoff election and said they would work with President Hamid Karzai. Mr. Abdullah, the country's former foreign ...
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U.S. looks past Karzai rival's decision to quit
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Tomgram: Afghanistan as a Bailout State
TomDispatch —
... Hamid Karzai -- known in better times as "the mayor of Kabul" for his government's lack of reach -- was the "winner" in an election in which, it 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: 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 ...
Too Big to Fail?
Antiwar.com Original —
... President Hamid Karzai – known in better times as “the mayor of Kabul” for his government’s lack of reach – was the “winner” in an election in which, it 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 ...
Too Big to Fail? Why All the President's Afghan Options Are Bad Ones
Commondreams.org Views —
... Hamid Karzai -- known in better times as "the mayor of Kabul" for his government's lack of reach -- was the "winner" in an election in which, it 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: 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 ...
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