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TomDispatch: Tomgram: Afghanistan as a Bailout State
Antiwar.com Original: Too Big to Fail?
Commondreams.org Views: Too Big to Fail? Why All the President's Afghan Options Are Bad Ones
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RT @AfPakChannel: Is anyone surprised that Karzai is reportedly fixing the runoff? http://tinyurl.com/yksmyws 10/28/2009 |
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Nope. RT: @AfPakChannel: Is anyone surprised that Karzai is reportedly fixing the runoff? http://tinyurl.com/yksmyws 10/28/2009 |
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RT @TelegraphWorld: Hamid Karzai 'Already Fixing' 2nd election http://bit.ly/1aPEco #tlot #Afghanistan #news 10/27/2009 |
Tomgram: Afghanistan as a Bailout State
TomDispatch —
... 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 compound the initial ...
Too Big to Fail?
Antiwar.com Original —
... 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 to compound the initial injury. ...
Too Big to Fail? Why All the President's Afghan Options Are Bad Ones
Commondreams.org Views —
... 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 compound the initial ...
