Afghanistan's Election Day: Don't Be Fooled By This Facade of Democracy

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By Malalai Joya, AlterNet. Posted August 20, 2009.

We Afghans know this election will change nothing. It is merely a show of democracy put on by and for the West, to legitimize its future puppet in Afghanistan.


Like millions of Afghans, I have no hope in the results of this week's election. In a country ruled by warlords, occupation forces, Taliban insurgency, drug money and guns, no one can expect a legitimate or fair vote.

Among the people on the street, a common sentiment is, 'Everything has already been decided by the U.S. and NATO, and the real winner has already been picked by the White House and Pentagon.' Although there are a total of 41 candidates running for president, the vast majority of them are well known faces responsible for the current disastrous situation in Afghanistan.














http://www.alternet.org/world/142092/afghanistan%27s_election_day:_don%27t_be_fooled_by_this_facade_of_democracy/

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1. I'm not even fooled by OUR

Facade of Democracy anymore. Good article.