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

[C. G. Estabrook]

An election in an occupied country, run by the occupying army, for the head of 
its puppet government, can hardly be considered legitimate, or even significant.


Robert Naiman wrote:
> 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
> 
> --
> Robert Naiman
> Just Foreign Policy
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> 
> Senator Feingold Calls for Timetable for U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan
> http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/exit-afghanistan
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