[Peace-discuss] On Afghan Election, Panetta is Simply Stating the Obvious

[Robert Naiman]

Live long enough, and you get to have diverse experiences. Today I get
to defend the head of the CIA for telling the truth.

CIA director Leon Panetta is catching some flak on the Intertubes for
telling Voice of America that even if suspect ballots are discounted,
President Hamid Karzai will in all likelihood win re-election.

But if you look at the numbers for 15 seconds, it's clear that Panetta
is simply stating the obvious.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/9/19/784221/-On-Afghan-Election,-Panetta-is-Simply-Stating-the-Obvious

http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/node/340

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Robert Naiman
Just Foreign Policy
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