Here are a few quotes for your consideration: Me, on July 28: The timing of Holbrooke’s comments defending the legitimacy of the election, coming before the election takes place, exposes the game plan for the weeks ahead. Holbrooke is seeking to preempt questions about election legitimacy before the election takes place because the administration plans [...]
Archive for August 20, 2009
Spinning the Afghan Vote
Posted: August 20, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Afghan election, Afghanistan, Malalai Joya
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Fraud and Press Censorship Taint Afghan Vote
Posted: August 20, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Afghan election, Afghanistan, Karzai, warlords
The election is on in Afghanistan, which means vote fraud and media censorship are the name of the game today. IPS News Analyst Gareth Porter yesterday published a story that detailed a massive vote fraud campaign intended to re-elect Hamid Karzai. According to Porter, Karzai’s vote fraud scheme includes: Alliances with warlords, who will deliver [...]
Meet Your Afghan Warlords, Part One: Mohammed Qasim Fahim
Posted: August 20, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Afghanistan, Mohammed Qasim Fahim, Rethink Afghanistan
This is the first in a series of posts to help Americans get to know some of the most powerful figures in the Afghan government for whom our troops are killing and dying. We’ll get started with Karzai’s running mate in today’s election. Meet Mohammed Qasim Fahim. After the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, [...]
