What does Karzai's fraud mean for Afghanistan?
UN envoy Peter Galbraith was recently fired from his post in Afghanistan. He says it was because he was too vocal about widespread fraud in the recent Afghan elections.
Vierotchka on Current News posted this interview with Galbraith today where he talks with Katie Couric about the fraud that took place:
Afghan Election Fraud - Current News
The new illegitimacy of Karzai's government has been one of the key factors in the Washington debates over what to do with Afghanistan. It'll be that much harder to win the peace if no one in the country respects its leader.
So what's to be done with Karzai? Will there be a runoff election in which perhaps Abdullah Abdullah would beat out Karzai? What if there's not?
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Vierotchka on Current News posted this interview with Galbraith today where he talks with Katie Couric about the fraud that took place:
Afghan Election Fraud - Current News
The new illegitimacy of Karzai's government has been one of the key factors in the Washington debates over what to do with Afghanistan. It'll be that much harder to win the peace if no one in the country respects its leader.
So what's to be done with Karzai? Will there be a runoff election in which perhaps Abdullah Abdullah would beat out Karzai? What if there's not?
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- Rampant corruption in Afghanistan is key issue: top general
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