Lee Sustar reports on the fraud and violence that swept Afghanistan during the August 20 presidential elections.
Socialist Worker, August 26, 2009
NATO soldiers on the scene of a bomb attack before elections in Afghanistan (Shah Marai | AFP)
AN ELECTION intended to showcase Afghanistan’s “emerging democracy” has instead exposed astonishing corruption, fraud and violence on the part of the U.S.-backed government.
Incumbent President Hamid Karzai and challenger Abdullah Abdullah are each claming victory amid allegations of vote-rigging and fraud on both sides, with Abdullah’s supporters even hinting that his forces will take up arms if the election is stolen by Karzai.
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Afghanistan’s election debacle
Lee Sustar reports on the fraud and violence that swept Afghanistan during the August 20 presidential elections.
Socialist Worker, August 26, 2009
AN ELECTION intended to showcase Afghanistan’s “emerging democracy” has instead exposed astonishing corruption, fraud and violence on the part of the U.S.-backed government.
Incumbent President Hamid Karzai and challenger Abdullah Abdullah are each claming victory amid allegations of vote-rigging and fraud on both sides, with Abdullah’s supporters even hinting that his forces will take up arms if the election is stolen by Karzai.
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Tags: Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan, election, fraud and violence, more troops, occupation, President Barack Obama, President Hamid Karza
This entry was posted on August 27, 2009 at 8:54 am and is filed under Afghanistan, Commentary, imperialism, Uncategorized. 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.