July 26, 2004


Meanwhile, in the forgotten war...

You know, the one that should be getting 100% of the attention of that minion of CheneyBurton, Preznit Saudi Sucker, they're getting ready to have an election ... if you know those pesky actual Friends of Osama don't interfere in the electoral process...

Officially announcing his candidacy for the country's first democratic election, President Hamid Karzai dropped one of his vice presidents from his ticket, raising concerns in the capital that the spurned faction leader might react violently.

NATO and the international peacekeeping force in Kabul were on a heightened state of alert and conducting additional patrols through the city after First Vice President Mohammed Fahim, who is Afghanistan's defense minister and commands the Northern Alliance militia, was left off Karzai's slate. "This is a sensitive time in the Afghan political process," said Cmdr. Chris Henderson of Canada, spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force.
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Monday was the deadline for candidates to submit their applications, and the final list will be announced by the election commission on Thursday. About 20 Afghans had expressed intention to run, including one woman, Masooda Jalal, 41, a pediatrician who is running a grass-roots campaign that she said has collected 20,000 signatures on filing petitions -- twice the number needed.
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Taliban fighters still active in the south and southeast of the country have threatened to disrupt the polls and have staged several attacks in recent months against election workers and voters carrying registration cards. But military officials said the attacks so far appear uncoordinated and relatively ineffective.

Yeah, so is the "uncoordinated and relatively ineffective" verbage from a press release, or a result of actual reporting in Afghanistan?

Why do I suspect that the next major problem over there will be treated as a big shock by Fearless Leader and given as yet another example of his sterling "Leadership". Not.

posted by Jo Fish on 07.26.04 at 08:32 PM





Comments:

Here's why I think we live in a country of ill-informed people who sometimes react to situations like a mass of idiots. If, and it is an if, there is some major catastrophe in Afghanistan elections, it will be the result of the massive failure of the Bushies to keep enough troops there and anticipate problems, as well as their insistence on putting strong arm a****les into power. But if it happens, Americans will be perfectly content to applaud President Dumbass as long as he makes a brave speech about evil-doers and MIMICS a president rather than BEING a president.

posted by: dean on 07.27.04 at 10:19 AM [permalink]



Look for incredibly serious "disruptions" if it looks even remotely like our man Karzai won't win.

posted by: the talking dog on 07.27.04 at 04:10 PM [permalink]






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