Galbraith Ally Resigns From U.N. Mission in Afghanistan

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Source: Washington Independent

More fallout from U.S. Ambassador Peter Galbraith’s abrupt firing from the United Nations mission in Afghanistan. U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq confirms that an aide to the mission’s political-affairs section, which Galbraith headed before being fired yesterday over loudly protesting what he saw as U.N. acquiescence to election fraud in Afghanistan, has resigned in solidarity.

Haq said he was “aware of one person” who has resigned because of Galbraith’s firing, but said he did not yet know the resignee’s identity. Rumors are swirling that as many as five staffers for the mission, known as UNAMA, have either already resigned or are going to resign. “It’s early days,” Haq added. “I have no idea if people are disgruntled. I’m not aware of any mass resignations.”

While Haq declined to judge whether UNAMA’s credibility has been called into question, he said that the Galbraith fiasco comes “exactly at the wrong time,” as UNAMA is “pushing” on the “question of fraud” in the Afghan presidential election. (Galbraith had said his boss, UNAMA chief Kai Eide was “seemingly indifferent” to allegations that fraudulent ballots provided President Hamid Karzai’s with a margin of victory substantial enough to preclude a second round of runoff voting.) “Despite his idealism, Galbraith takes the focus away from that,” Haq said.

Read more: http://washingtonindependent.com/61802/galbraith-ally-resigns-from-u-n-mission-n-afghanistani

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I hope President Obama will soon condemn the unjust firing of our expert.

[atreides1]

1. Don't count on the WH

It's highly unlikely that Galbraith would have been fired, without the consent of the White House.

It's the American way, we allow our puppets to cheat to remain in power, while we condemn the Iranians for the very same thing!

That old double standard.

[Dover]

2. Amen. Actually we don't have to look farther than our own election system

to highlight the hypocrisy.