Friday, July 02, 2004

Emerging Democracy, Inc.

A subsidiary of Bushco®

While all eyes have been focused on the big product roll-out in New Iraq®, it seems like a good time to take a peek at the fate of the Way New™ sovereignty prototype.
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan will miss the deadline to set a date for already-delayed elections because of wrangling among officials and political parties, a senior official said Thursday.

Farooq Wardak, a senior member of the country's election management body, said the group would not reach a decision by Friday, the last day to call the historic vote in September under new election laws. Afghan law says the polling day must be set at least 90 days in advance, making Friday the last chance to announce a Sept. 30 election.

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Presidential and parliamentary elections already were delayed from June, and October is seen as the last chance to hold a vote before snow closes high passes in the Hindu Kush mountain range in dangerous eastern Afghanistan until the spring of 2005.
Hmmmm...so, the election thing isn't working out quite as advertised. But at least they've handled the security thing, right? I mean, they must have got something right in the Bushco® nation building shop while the product was still in beta stages, mustn't they?

Well...
In March, Karzai used a promise to disarm 40,000 irregular fighters by June 30 to win international pledges of billions of dollars in aid to rebuild war-ravaged Afghanistan. But only 9,700 soldiers have given up their guns so far.
Enough with the drawing board, already. Time to call in a new team of designers.

Paging Senator Kerry...

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