"Taliban threaten voters in runoff; 4 civilians die as US convoy fires on a van" by Amir Shah and Todd Pitman, Associated Press | October 25, 2009
KABUL - Taliban fighters warned Afghans yesterday not to take part in the war-wracked country’s upcoming presidential runoff, threatening to launch a fresh wave of violence on polling day to stop them....
That's odd:
"There were even reports of local Taliban members encouraging people to register and support them at the polls"
Why would they do that? So they can kill their neighbors and cousins?
It JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE -- unless SOMEONE is LYING!!
And one wonders why they DIDN'T DO BETTER at the POLLS, huh?
Taliban fighters killed dozens of civilians during the first round of voting Aug. 20, hitting several southern cities with rocket fire and cutting off the ink-stained fingers of at least two people who cast ballots in the militant-dominated south.
Gee, that is strange.
I was told the election was "relatively peaceful and orderly despite widespread predictions of violence "
Related: A Tale of Two Elections
WTF, MSM? Is it an ODD DAY, EVEN DAY thing with you?Attacks and fighting have continued amid the electoral crisis.... A spokesman for President Hamid Karzai said his campaign is concerned about a rise in violence during the runoff vote. He said, however, that there is no other legal option and ruled out any sort of negotiated power-sharing deal....
Related: Two Puppets Are Better Than One
Karzai Takes Kerry's Cue
Is Karzai lying or out of the loop?
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