news.bbc.co.uk - 10/24/2009
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The US special envoy to Afghanistan has said it is reasonable to hope for fewer irregularities in the presidential run-off poll than in the August election. Richard Holbrooke told reporters that one reason was that this time there were only two candidates - President Hamid Karzai and Abdullah ...
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UN Election Body Head Admits Afghan Runoff Will Be Just As Fraud-Filled
Newshoggers.com —
... Despite every member of both the Obama administration and Gordon Brown's government who has an opportunity to voice an opinion getting ready to follow Richard Holbrooke's spin that there will be less "irregularities" in the Afghan run-off election, none really believe it. It's all about creating an illusion of legitimacy around Karzai's inevitable win so that the troop escalation and continued occupation can proceed. ...
Afghan Run-Off Election the Kiss of Death?
Daily Kos —
... at Newshoggers: "Despite every member of both the Obama administration and Gordon Brown's government who has an opportunity to voice an opinion getting ready to follow Richard Holbrooke's spin that there will be less 'irregularities' in the Afghan run-off election, none really believe it. It's all about creating an illusion of legitimacy around Karzai's inevitable win so that the troop escalation and continued occupation can proceed. Not even the heads of the two electoral bodies concerned with the election believe the spin... Karzai had to be all-but dragged onto the podium to ...
More Voting Stations Mean More Fraud In Afghanistan (Updated)
Newshoggers.com —
... Folk like Holbrooke are already trying to pre-emptively spin the run-off elections as a success that legitimizes the Afghan government. No wonder no-one believes them. ...
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