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RT @alqaeda Massive fraud, win by default for the guy with more money: US-style democracy has reached Afghanistan! http://bit.ly/1f57j7 12 days ago |
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PUBLISHED: BBC NEWS | Karzai declared elected president - http://is.gd/4KZut 15 days ago |
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Obama's administration declares Karzai a "legitimate leader". This is so sad. http://bit.ly/1f57j7 18 days ago |
Washington in 60 Seconds: Christie's Pre-Election Demand: 'Man Up and Call Me Fat!'
Politics Daily —
... * The Story Everyone's Talking About: Bad news for Afghanistan (and Sen. John Kerry) -- Abdullah Abdullah, the candidate challenging President Hamid Karzai to run the country, dropped out of the hastily scheduled runoff election, saying it was a sham. Last week, Kerry triumphantly announced that the runoff would happen to address accusations of voter fraud in the first election, but Karzai has now been declared the winner, according to the BBC. ...
Washington in 60 Seconds: Christie's Pre-Election Demand: 'Man Up and Call Me Fat!'
Politics Daily —
... * The Story Everyone's Talking About: Bad news for Afghanistan (and Sen. John Kerry) -- Abdullah Abdullah, the candidate challenging President Hamid Karzai to run the country, dropped out of the hastily scheduled runoff election, saying it was a sham. Last week, Kerry triumphantly announced that the runoff would happen to address accusations of voter fraud in the first election, but Karzai has now been declared the winner, according to the BBC. ...
Early Morning Swim
Firedoglake —
It’s Karzai.
Good thing the Democrats control the Senate.
It was too small.
GOP about to get the full teabag.
Palin wants Virginians to vote for quitting, lying.
What are these ‘moderate Republicans’ they speak of?
Reason Morning Links: A Gripping Election in New York, a Disintegrating Election in Afghanistan, and an Old Election in Nevada
Hit & Run —
... • NY-23's freshly withdrawn Republican
endorses the Democrat over the Conservative.
• CIT Group
files for bankruptcy.
• Republicans
prepare their own health care bill.
• The Afghan runoff is cancelled
after the president's opponent exits the race.
• The White House and members of the press reach a
compromise on a media shield law.
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Artificial snow falls in China.
• Late-breaking news from Nevada:
Ron Paul won. (His audit-the-Fed bill, on the ...
Karzai Declared the Winner
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts —
Via the BBC: Karzai declared elected president.
Given that the other candidate in the race, Abdullah Abdullah, pulled out out, this is hardly a surprise. However, since the first round was tainted by massive fraud and Abdullah pulled out stating that he did not believe sufficient measures had been taken to ensure a free and fair second round, the entire process has damaged the legitimacy of the Karzai government.
As BBC reporter Andrew North noted “It is a very unsatisfactory end, not the end anyone here wished for. At the moment it is being ...
Confirmation of the Farce
Newshoggers.com —
... The farce of legitimacy has been confirmed. President Karzai has finangled his way back into the spoil seat of the Presidency of Kabul and nominally Afghanistan. Here is the BBC's report: ...
Monday Morning News and Open Thread
TalkLeft —
The news today so far: Ford makes a billion in profits and Hamid Karzai has been declared the elected President in Afghanistan following his opponent's withdrawal from the race. The Guantanamo detainees will be receiving the H1N1 swine flu vaccine. Some Republicans, like John Boehner, object. Texting while driving? If someone is killed, you could do big time...in England. Death by Dangerous Driving carries 4 to 7 years. Bet it catches on here. I'm off to court, here's an open thread for you, all topics welcome ...
One Year Later, Karzai ‘Wins’ by Default
Taylor Marsh —
... “Needless to say, this is not where we wanted to be after nine months,” commented a senior aide to the president. – AfPak Channel
One year since Barack Obama won the election, come November 4th, the above statement seems apt, though not just for Afghanistan or Karzai’s “win.”
Anthony Cordesman defines the latest development this way: President Obama must now make a decision that will define his presidency. Many agree, ...
Without an Opponent, Karzai Declared Winner
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
... in 2001. —PZS and KA
BBC:
Hamid Karzai has been declared president of Afghanistan, after election officials scrapped a planned second round of voting.
The announcement comes a day after Mr Karzai’s sole challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, pulled out of the race.
Dr Abdullah, who had demanded the removal of key poll officials, said the vote would not have been fair. The first round had been marred by fraud.
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