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To: Grainne who wrote (104581)	5/19/2005 10:30:23 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 108807

I think the left is interested in trashing foreign leaders friendly to the US because I see it happening. Blair is branded a poodle. Smaller countries who assist in the Iraq effort - even after the war - are mocked by leftists. In the case of Australia, Kerry's sister went to Australia to campaign against the reelection of Howard. During the campaign, Kerry derided America's allies as a "coalition of the bribed and coerced". I could go on. You "suspect Karzai's election fell a bit short of clean and democratic", though you have no reason for that suspicion. I think that is pretty telling. Why do you "suspect" Karzai? The Toronto Sun is an excellent example of the anti-Americanism I expect from the MSM. Composed of insults - "mayor of Kabul" and mis-information. The 2002 loya jirja is conflated with the 2004 presidential election. The article admits the public turned in massive numbers to vote but still labels it a fake election with no reason given. The writer was clearly opposed to the overthrow of the Taliban, the only party which wins any praise in the aritlce. The election is referred to as US run - actually is was supervised by a joint UN-Afghan commission. The article says "Afghanistan's majority, the Pushtun, were represented only by a few minor candidates without any political base." - yet Karzai himself, the winner of the election, is Pushtun. All in all a great example of a biased article. Here's something less biased. UN Hails Afghan Election Oct 12, 2004 United Nations The U.N. Security Council has hailed Afghanistan's election as a milestone in the country's political process. A preliminary U.N. assessment indicates the election was well run. Undersecretary-General Hedi Annabi Tuesday called the presidential vote a "special event that augurs well for the journey of the Afghans toward a vigorous democracy." Briefing the Security Council, Mr. Annabi said it is a tribute to Afghan voters and security forces that fears of violence failed to materialize. He cautioned that attacks are still possible during the vote-counting process, which could take as long as three weeks. He also noted that opposition forces had filed many charges of irregularities, including allegations that poll workers were instructing people to vote for President Hamid Karzai. But he said complaint mechanisms were working. He noted that two senior U.N. elections experts will be joined by a European Union representative to fully investigate all fraud allegations. The deadline for filing fraud complaints passed Tuesday evening. After the briefing, the president of the Security Council, British Ambassador Emyr Jones-Parry, hailed the vote as a milestone. But he cautioned that the bigger challenge of holding parliamentary elections lies ahead. "The Security Council calls upon the Afghan authorities to plan and carry out without delay inclusive parliamentary elections and calls upon the international community to support them in completing the electoral process set out in the Bonn agreement." The U.N. also urged the international community to pitch in to assist Afghanistan in assuming its rightful place in the community of nations. Diplomats say the United States will urge reluctant European allies to help expand NATO peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan at a meeting of defense ministers beginning Wednesday. This article uses material from VOA. politinfo.com