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September 27, 2004
Ah, the sweet smell of blooming democracy
Afghanistan's presidential election is scheduled for two weeks from now and everything appears to be going swimmingly.
In another troubling development, 300 tribal leaders from President Karzai’s Pashtun ethnic group in the southeastern province of Khost announced on Friday that regional citizens should only vote for Karzai in the upcoming election.
In the statement, which was broadcast by the local radio station in Khost, the tribal leaders warned the locals that their houses would be burned down and they would also be prevented from attending wedding and funeral ceremonies if they did not vote for Karzai.
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Meanwhile, unknown persons recently distributed leaflets in Afghanistan’s Arzegan province, which is a stronghold of allies of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, threatening to kill people who vote for any of the 18 presidential candidates.
I guess it's not really that different from having the state legislatures select the electors, right?
Posted by Half-Cocked at September 27, 2004 09:19 PM