Tag: Elections

Fight Night 2K9: NATO v. Taliban – Afghan Free Election Edition

August 11, 2009
Middle East

It seems that the accepted key to a change in Middle Eastern affairs is in the power of elections and the countrymen taking ownership of the government through the vote.  It has been a method pushed in Iraq, a story that has been in the news with Iran, and now it seems the NATO forces in Afghanistan are mobilizing to ensure unhindered elections on August 20th, according to this report. And why not?  Conceptually, elections are …Read the Rest

Iran Election: Fraud Allegations Die Without A Trace

August 1, 2009
Middle East

This situation can form the pretext for the next episode of the popular tv show “Without a Trace.”  This time, …Read the Rest

Say It Ain’t So Joe! Palin Resignation Signals the End of a Good…Laugh

July 26, 2009
War On Politicking

I am slightly sad to see this occasion come because Palin…well Palin was a character, and she made politics just …Read the Rest

Israel: Finding Unity in Disunity?

February 11, 2009
Middle East

The elections results in Israel today pose an interesting conundrum. There was no clear ideological winner from which to craft …Read the Rest

Iraq, Elections, and the Future

January 31, 2009
Middle East

Reports of peaceful elections in Iraq today are a sign of progress, not only because the prospect of violence was …Read the Rest

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