Karzai's Afghanistan Victory "Illegal"(Abdullah says)

[maddezmom]

Source: CBS

Karzai's Afghanistan Victory "Illegal"
Lead Opponent in Fraud-Marred Election Says Re-Installed President "Cannot" Bring Legitimacy
(CBS/AP) Afghan President Hamid Karzai's challenger in the recent presidential election said Wednesday that the current government cannot bring legitimacy to the troubled nation and will not be able to rein in corruption.

Former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah said the Afghan Independent Election Commission's decision not to have a runoff election after a fraud-marred first round was not legal. A government that emerges out of such a ruling "cannot bring legitimacy, cannot fight corruption," Abdullah said.

But Abdullah said he was not personally challenging the commission's declaration of Karzai as president.

"That government cannot bring legitmacy, cannot fight corruption," Abdullah said, adding that it "cannot deal with all the challenges, especially the threat of terrorism, security problems, poverty, unemployment and many others."

"The process has completed itself with that final, illegal decision," he said, referring to the election commission's decision.

"I leave it to the people of Afghanistan to judge," he said.



Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/04/world/main5519407.shtml

[Demeter]

1. Very Probably

Let's pull all the troops out, and see what happens then. Include anyone working under govt. contract.

[amandabeech]

7. Even the Republicans I know are starting to get tired of Afghanistan.

They don't like the smell of napalm in the morning, if you know what I mean and I think you do.

[Vattel]

2. it would be nice to know why

he thinks it is illegal given that he voluntarily drooped out. But why should I expect CBS news to provide useful information?

[EFerrari]

3. HIs staying in or withdrawing doesn't mitigate the corruption of the election.

Since the fix is in for Karzai and the US is standing behind him, Abdullah knows he'd be wasting time, money and effort.

[TexasObserver]

4. Recommend

[Vidar]

5. We don't nee no stinkin laws. Our patsy is sitting pretty.

[Vehl]

6. And he is right...

I've lost all the respect I had for kharzai