Tag Archives: Presidential Elections

Peter Galbraith On His Job, Electoral Fraud In Afghanistan, And The United Nations

This editorial should increase concerns about the U.N.’s incoherent response to what clearly appears to have been fraud in the recent round of presidential elections between the incumbent, Hamid Karzai, and the former foreign minister, Abdullah Abdullah.

The Firing Of Peter Galbraith

In the event that you are not familiar with this story, Peter Galbraith, who was serving as the second-highest ranking UN official in Afghanistan, was fired over an argument with his superior, Kai Eide, the UN special representative in Afghanistan, concerning allegations of fraud in the presidential race between Hamid Karzai, and the former foreign minister, Abdullah Abdullah. Galbraith was pushing for a tough statement on allegations of fraud, and the UN was holding back.

David Ignatius Is Overly Optimistic When It Comes To The Iranian Presidential Elections

I don’t like writing that, since I wish that I could share in Ignatius’s optimism, but he neglects to mention two things about the upcoming presidential election that undercut his claim that democracy in the country is on the march.

Just Another Round Of Censorship In Iran

One can just hear the hardliners making their excuses: “Doesn’t every country block access to Facebook in advance of presidential elections?”

- March 21, 2010 -

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