Fraud reports emerging in Afghan vote

[maddezmom]

Source: McClatchy

Wednesday, September 22, 2010
By Jonathan S. Landay and Dion Nissenbaum, McClatchy Newspapers
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Internal reports from Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission on Tuesday provide new evidence of serious fraud in Afghanistan's parliamentary elections, including turnouts that exceeded 100 percent in many southeastern districts under the control of the Taliban or other militants.

One Paktika province district recorded 626 percent voter turnout, according to reports obtained by McClatchy Newspapers.

The new indications of fraud appear to strengthen allegations of widespread intimidation, vote rigging and violence that independent Afghan poll monitors began making after the polls closed Saturday, and it cast new doubts on the commission's assertion that it knew of no instances in which commission staff members stuffed ballots.

An independent analysis estimated that the number of violent incidents during Saturday's contests for parliament's 249-seat lower house was higher than for last year's fraud-marred presidential election.



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[The_Casual_Observer]

1. This isn't really news. It would be news if there wasn't voter fraud.

[kenny blankenship]

2. Fraudulent elections in Afghanistan? Oh I can't believe it! Of all places...

They seem like such honest and respectable people. I mean for heroin dealers. But I'm sure our government and generals will soon get to the bottom of this and straighten them out. After all our leaders are such honest and respectable people. For wannabe world dictators, I mean.

[dkf]

3. Lol.

[Oldtimeralso]

4. I Nominate This OP for the NSS Award of the day

NSS = No Shit Sherlock

[maddezmom]

5. thanks

:D

[No Elephants]

6. And our troops risk life, limbs and sanity.

[Bragi]

7. So how's your Afghan war going, Mr. President? /nt