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Liberal
Member Tue Oct 20 08:27:18

To run off election after having one million of his votes thrown out.

About two weeks from now.

Breaking News on FOX.

Firestorm Phoenix
Member Tue Oct 20 08:29:32
Details below:

Karzai accepts Afghanistan election runoff

* Story Highlights
* Afghan runoff election scheduled for November 7, officials say
* Runoff follows probe into election fraud that invalidated thousands of votes
* Runoff with pit Karzai against his former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah

KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghanistan is to hold a run off presidential election on November 7, it was announced Tuesday, as incumbent Hamid Karzai bowed to international pressure over claims of widespread vote fraud.

Karzai will face his main challenger Abdullah Abdullah in the second round after neither candidate secured more than 50 percent of the vote in the August 20 elections, the Afghan Independent Election Commission said.

The announcement follows weeks of stalemate over the election with Karzai rejecting allegations of fraud to claim a vote majority, despite heavy criticism from key international allies in the country's fight against a Taliban insurgency.

"We welcome the decision made by the Independent Election Commission, we believe the session is legitimate, legal and according to the constitution of Afghanistan," Karzai told a news conference Tuesday.

"It's going to be a historic period that we all are waiting to go through."

The U.N.-backed Electoral Complaints Commission on Monday ordered the election officials to invalidate thousands of ballots, saying it found "clear and convincing evidence of fraud."

The United States and France have been urging Karzai and Abdullah to respect the results in order to ensure the country has a legitimate government.

Speaking after Karzai at Tuesday's news conference, visiting U.S. Senator John Kerry said the president's decision to agree to the runoff "will allow the national leadership to govern with legitimacy."

"We believe with this decision by the president today that a time of enormous uncertainty has been transformed into great opportunity," Kerry said.

Kerry said Afghanistan's international partners are "committed" to ensuring the runoff is a success.

http://www...stan.election.fraud/index.html

roland
Member Tue Oct 20 08:33:26
Now, if he rig this election, there's no more runoff.

Liberal
Member Tue Oct 20 08:43:40

And that gives Obama two more weeks to make a decision about sending more troops.

Firestorm Phoenix
Member Tue Oct 20 09:06:59
Probably wont see any movement on that till after the election.

CrownRoyal
Member Tue Oct 20 09:16:12
A million fake votes and this guy graciously accepts a runoff. Wow, what a statesman. A cross between Ghandi and Washington. NATO troops should be extremely honored to fight and die for this guy. Well, if not for him then for Karzai's brother, the biggest narcobaron in the country.

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Liberal Member	Tue Oct 20 08:27:18 To run off election after having one million of his votes thrown out. About two weeks from now. Breaking News on FOX.
Firestorm Phoenix Member	Tue Oct 20 08:29:32 Details below: Karzai accepts Afghanistan election runoff * Story Highlights * Afghan runoff election scheduled for November 7, officials say * Runoff follows probe into election fraud that invalidated thousands of votes * Runoff with pit Karzai against his former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghanistan is to hold a run off presidential election on November 7, it was announced Tuesday, as incumbent Hamid Karzai bowed to international pressure over claims of widespread vote fraud. Karzai will face his main challenger Abdullah Abdullah in the second round after neither candidate secured more than 50 percent of the vote in the August 20 elections, the Afghan Independent Election Commission said. The announcement follows weeks of stalemate over the election with Karzai rejecting allegations of fraud to claim a vote majority, despite heavy criticism from key international allies in the country's fight against a Taliban insurgency. "We welcome the decision made by the Independent Election Commission, we believe the session is legitimate, legal and according to the constitution of Afghanistan," Karzai told a news conference Tuesday. "It's going to be a historic period that we all are waiting to go through." The U.N.-backed Electoral Complaints Commission on Monday ordered the election officials to invalidate thousands of ballots, saying it found "clear and convincing evidence of fraud." The United States and France have been urging Karzai and Abdullah to respect the results in order to ensure the country has a legitimate government. Speaking after Karzai at Tuesday's news conference, visiting U.S. Senator John Kerry said the president's decision to agree to the runoff "will allow the national leadership to govern with legitimacy." "We believe with this decision by the president today that a time of enormous uncertainty has been transformed into great opportunity," Kerry said. Kerry said Afghanistan's international partners are "committed" to ensuring the runoff is a success. http://www...stan.election.fraud/index.html
roland Member	Tue Oct 20 08:33:26 Now, if he rig this election, there's no more runoff.
Liberal Member	Tue Oct 20 08:43:40 And that gives Obama two more weeks to make a decision about sending more troops.
Firestorm Phoenix Member	Tue Oct 20 09:06:59 Probably wont see any movement on that till after the election.
CrownRoyal Member	Tue Oct 20 09:16:12 A million fake votes and this guy graciously accepts a runoff. Wow, what a statesman. A cross between Ghandi and Washington. NATO troops should be extremely honored to fight and die for this guy. Well, if not for him then for Karzai's brother, the biggest narcobaron in the country.
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