Candidates want new Afghan election

[Pale_Rider]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/10/afghanistan.elections/index.html

KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghanistan's first election is marred by controversy with all but one of the presidential candidates alleging voter fraud and vowing to discount the results.

Millions of Afghans -- including veiled women -- braved threats of Taliban violence to cram polling stations throughout the ethnically diverse nation and by the time polling stations closed Saturday there were only a few reports of violence.

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai -- the only candidate not to allege voter irregularities -- said Saturday the country's first democratic election was fair and legitimate in spite of the complaints.

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Officials agreed to investigate the accusations of voter fraud.



Sounds like the Republican partisans were running this election.

[Erika]

1. Bush's American Puppet

claims he is truly the (s)elected president. OK. We've heard that story before.

[bling bling]

2. Oh, the irony. n/t

[Was_Immer]

3. since when did karl rove go to afghanistan????

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[arcos]

5. huh?

[Pale_Rider]

6. What are you on about?

BTW: Welcome to DU!

[ladybugg33]

7. Didn't we say we were going to export American democracy to Afghanistan?

Well, that's what it looks like to me.

[Eye and Monkey]

8. What are the odds that we'll be making similar voter fraud claims in Nov?

American-style.

[schultzee]

9. Welcome to American style elections and democracy.

[Disturbed]

10. Afghan Election Fraud...

Pres. Bush Takes Credit.

That should be the headline.