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By Solomon, Norman, ZNet, Oct 23, 2009
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Almost eight years after choosing Hamid Karzai to head the Afghan government, Uncle Sam would like to give him a pink slip. But it’s not easy. And the grim fiasco of Afghanistan’s last election is shadowing the next.
Another display of electioneering and voting has been ordered up from Washington. But after a chemical mix has blown a hole through the roof — with all the elements for massive fraud still in place — what’s the point of throwing together the same ingredients?
This time, the spinners in Washington hope to be better prepared.
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Tags: Afghan elections, Afghanistan, Dr Abdullah warlord, Hamid Karzai, Malalai Joya, Norman Solomon, United States, Vietnam
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Uncle Sam in Afghanistan: Good Help Is Hard to Find
By Solomon, Norman, ZNet, Oct 23, 2009
Norman Solomon’s ZSpace Page
Almost eight years after choosing Hamid Karzai to head the Afghan government, Uncle Sam would like to give him a pink slip. But it’s not easy. And the grim fiasco of Afghanistan’s last election is shadowing the next.
Another display of electioneering and voting has been ordered up from Washington. But after a chemical mix has blown a hole through the roof — with all the elements for massive fraud still in place — what’s the point of throwing together the same ingredients?
This time, the spinners in Washington hope to be better prepared.
Continues >>
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Tags: Afghan elections, Afghanistan, Dr Abdullah warlord, Hamid Karzai, Malalai Joya, Norman Solomon, United States, Vietnam
This entry was posted on October 23, 2009 at 7:09 am and is filed under Afghanistan, Commentary, President Barack Obama, Uncategorized, US policy, USA, war. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.