Super Friends Foiled

After contender Abdullah Adbullah conceded his bid for Afghan presidency, it was announced that the scheduled runoff election would feature two names listed on the ticket but have only one candidate. Now the Independent Election Commission (IEC) has decided to simply call off the charade declaring Mr. Karzai the official winner. The IEC is of course the Afghan election council appointed by no other than Mr. Karzai.

Abdullah announced his decision to sit out the 7 November vote yesterday after almost all his demands for changes to the IEC and the suspension of government ministers – which he said would have reduced the risk of major fraud in the next round of voting – were rejected

To better understand this election controversy please read Progress in Afghanistan: Level of Cheating is "Normal by International Standards"

It's the beginning of a beautiful democratic system in the middle east.

The Independent Election Commission [IEC] declares the esteemed Hamid Karzai as the president … because he was the winner of the first round and the only candidate in the second round... The constitution of Afghanistan does not require any sort of turnout parameters for the second round  

                                          -Azizullah Ludin

Shenanigans!

It is rumored that John Kerry has called a meeting of all aquatic acquaintances to determine the best strategy moving forward.

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