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Afghanistan: Fake Poll Sites Had Karzai Votes

“The fake sites, as many as 800, existed only on paper, said a senior Western diplomat in Afghanistan, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the political delicacy of the vote. Local workers reported that hundreds, and in some cases thousands, of votes for Mr. Karzai in the election last month came from each of those places. That pattern was confirmed by another Western official based in Afghanistan.” Link


Disputed Iran Election Prompts Violence

“The brazen and angry confrontations – including stunning scenes of masked rioters tangling with black-clad police – pushed the self-styled reformist movement closer to a possible moment of truth: Whether to continue defying Iran’s powerful security forces or, as they often have before, retreat into quiet dismay and frustration over losing more ground to the Islamic establishment.” Link


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3 June 2009 @ 7pm

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