Acorn Goes to Afghanistan...Part III

Karzai concedes he did not win Afghan election after UN finds that poll was rigged  Ω
Bright boy.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has conceded today that he fell short of victory in the country's August presidential election. --"fell short of victory", newspeak for "we got caught cheating".

He admitted he did not receive the 50 per cent vote share he needed, and has agreed to to a run-off election with his challenger, Dr Abdullah Abdullah.

--"John (Loser) Kerry threatened to tomahawk me with his face if I didn't follow orders." -attributed to a karacul-wearing used car salesman of uncertain parentage and overactive sebaceous glands.

A UN-backed fraud investigation that threw out nearly a third of Karzai's ballots.--dangling chads...

The Afghan president claimed he won an outright victory in the first round of elections but observers have said as many as one in four votes cast were suspicious.--"When in doubt, claim victory."-attributed to tyrants everywhere.

Investigators did not release enough figures to allow for an independent judgment, but it was clear that hundreds of thousands of Karzai votes were voided. In all, more than 5 million votes were cast in the election.  Hundreds of thousands out of 5 million...the American ACORN offices are taking notes!

Karzai has spoken out against a second round and has criticised the fraud investigation, which he hinted could have involved foreign meddling.--foreign devils!

Poor Karzai, he must be weeping and rending his aborted lambskin robes right now.

In an embarrassingly parsimonious display..

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said earlier that Karzai could opt for a run-off, or he could negotiate a power-sharing arrangement with Dr Abdullah, the country’s former Foreign Minister, who came second.

The US has previously made it clear it would prefer a power-sharing deal to avoid the expense and security risks of a second election.

Brilliant. Great idea. I can sooooooo see that working.