Afghanistan: US-led NATO Global Terror Hotspot-V

- By Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal

Afghans Bury their Martyrs

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V- Afghanistan Poll "“ a bogus Legitimacy Tool for GSTs

Thanks mainly to the occupying NATO forces, Hamid Karzai, one of the richest Afghans today,  is trying his luck to get re-elected to Presidency to ascertain his legitimacy to power in Afghanistan after getting thousands of Afghans killed with occupying GST support. The Afghan president said his top priority was to bring about peace and promised to devote more effort to law and order and governance. The NATO led campaign is in full swing. However, it appears the US democracy champions in the country are trying to create tension in the campaign by supporting different candidates, apart form Karzai. To a large extent, the president has been relying on the weaknesses and divisions within the opposition, which proved unable to field a strong consensus candidate. Now 40 people are vying to oust Karzai, who has been in power for more than seven years, but none is especially charismatic.

The hidden agenda of UNSC-5 is discernible now. Elections in occupied nations are in fact fraud played on the people. Western "democracies" use the elections to legitimize the nefarious activities of the leaders. As the GSTs (Global State terrorists), led by the US fascist Pentagon, occupying Afghanistan and Iraq are eager to hold "democratic" polls to legitimize their illegal occupation plus genocides, the supposedly responsible UN and UNSC have been silent and not raised any objections to these western nefarious terror designs in Islamic world which is a growing g challenge for the oil-rich Arab world as well. Afghans who are fed up with the corrupt and ineffective government they got when they chose President Hamid Karzai who has amazed huge resources for himself and family since 2001.

US puppet President Hamid Karzai said that if he is re-elected he would negotiate a new agreement with foreign terror nations deploying troops in Afghanistan , to regulate their status and their behavior. The president, a charming schmoozer and master political juggler to rise to power by using the ouster of Taliban regime, has also cemented his ties with a variety of powerful Afghans, reportedly promising cabinet posts, governorships and even newly created provinces in exchange for their support. Local business leaders said Karzai's administration has "facilitated" their success by keeping taxes low and offering other incentives. The impression is created through media that Karzai has done enough and much to develop the economy and possessed "more qualifications" than others to lead the country.

Karzai's portrait adorns giant billboards in every corner of the capital: hugging a child, making a speech and smiling serenely atop comforting platitudes about progress and peace. Since the official campaign began last month, his aides said, more than 50 rallies have been organized by supporters across the country, but he has not yet attended one. . But the real Hamid Karzai, president of the Islamic republic of Afghanistan and candidate for reelection Aug. 20, is nowhere to be seen. Television stations have proposed debates among Karzai and his major rivals, but he has demurred, saying certain conditions need to be established first. Ahmad Omar, a spokesman for Karzai's campaign, said at a news conference last week that president is not afraid to debate anyone, but we have concerns that the other candidates do not know the principles of conversation. A debate should not be a battlefield," Omar also said Karzai would appear at some campaign rallies soon.

Thus far, however, the president has been relying on his relationships with business leaders, tribal elders and an array of former militia commanders to secure victory. Until very recently, the conventional wisdom among pollsters, analysts and the public was that Karzai would easily garner the 50.01 percent of votes he needs to win in the first round of polling, despite his declining popularity at home and increasingly testy relations with allies abroad. But in the past several weeks, that presumption has begun to change. Even his own advisers are worried that the campaign is not going well and that his top opponents are gaining momentum. Karzai's chief rivals are two ex-aides, former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah and former finance minister Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai. Although none of Karzai's major challengers is expected to defeat him outright Aug. 20, several election observers said they may do well enough as a group to force a second round of polling, partly because of recent blunders by Karzai and partly because many Afghans are looking for alternative leadership at a time of sustained insurgent violence, economic stagnation and political drift. Those who follow the political winds closely say "If Karzai loses the first round, his spell will be broken". According to private accounts of a recent meeting among Karzai's senior aides and backers, many expressed concern over the slow and disorganized campaign, the recent defection of a crucial governor to Abdullah's camp, and a series of high-profile meetings between the U.S. ambassador and several opposition candidates, which Karzai denounced in public. But an unexpectedly strong challenge from Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, could well rob him of his expected first-round victory. However, the decisive vote may well belong to another candidate, Ashraf Ghani.  Mohammed Atta, a former militia leader who has done much to modernize northern Balkh province in the past several years, recently announced that he was switching his support to Abdullah, dealing a blow to Karzai's campaign in a crucial region.  His electoral alliances with militia leaders from the past have disappointed a fast-growing younger generation of educated voters hoping for change.

Having acquired Afghanistan as booty, the western occupiers of Afghanistan and Iraq have made the "subjects" totally corrupt and inefficient. No wonder Karzai has dug up huge resources. Many anti-Islamic nations like India have contributed to the destabilization and killings in Afghanistan . With more and more Afghans tuned into independent TV and radio, going to school and learning what it means to have individual rights, the benefits of incumbency, patronage, name recognition and powerful friends may no longer be enough to guarantee Karzai the easy victory he once seemed assured of. NATO is busy searching new tools and techniques. Many, who voted for Karzai last time, haven't made up my mind yet this time. The people are suffering, and are still looking for someone who will speak for them when the NATO terrorists are terrorizing them days and nights.  

As campaign has picked up, lately, Karzai has been shooting himself in the foot. His repeated anti-American outbursts have raised eyebrows, as did his pardon of several convicted drug traffickers from an influential tribe. Karzai feels the continuing fighting and the actions of foreign troops, which have affected his popularity He addressed the country's most pressing issues: "Our law should be respected, our religion and our culture should be respected. It should be known who the owner of the house is and who the guest is. In this fight against terrorism we want our home to be safe, not to be insecure.  We want to legitimize their presence." He promised that any solution would be worked out with tribal and religious leaders in a loya jirga, or grand tribal council. Karzai also said that he would bring members of the Taliban and Hesbe Islami, another opposition group, to peace negotiations and include them in a tribal council. The US and the rest of the international community has resisted such plans but were now more supportive of the idea, he said.  Karzai said he had tried hard to reach agreements with foreign forces in Afghanistan . "We have seen some steps, but we want to go further," he said.

The current president still enjoys pockets of genuine support across the country, especially in rural areas that have felt the benefits of foreign aid and improved governance on his watch. Moreover, several of his powerful allies are expected to deliver hundreds of thousands of votes each, especially among minorities such as ethnic Hazaras and Uzbeks. Meanwhile, much of the South, Karzai's home base and the core of his Pashtun ethnic constituency, is in the grip of Taliban movement. Many candidates for regional office have been asked not to contest, and despite plans to deploy tens of thousands of soldiers and police to provide election-day security, there are predictions that voters in southern population centers such as Kandahar will stay home for fear of attacks.

Opinion polls show Karzai has lost ground to former government ministers Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani, and also the rising violence around the homeland of his fellow tribesmen from the Pashtun ethnic majority do not suggest the poll would be "free and fair", but since the all powerful USA has decided, the  Afghans poll also would be "done". USA feels the best outcome for building confidence in fair elections might be for Karzai to end up in a runoff. Despite widespread public frustration, Karzai is the front-runner and he is hoping to avoid a runoff by attracting more than 50% of the votes. Alas, global dictator USA wants to "convince" Afghans that they, not Washington, would pick the winner.

Meanwhile, U.N. officials and human rights groups have charged that government officials across the country are improperly using their offices and influence to bolster his campaign. There have also been complaints of local government officials using their resources to assist Karzai's campaign and their muscle to intimidate opponents, despite a presidential decree prohibiting such behavior. In a joint report last week, the U.N. advisory mission and the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission said they had received numerous reports of state interference in the election process. Ahmad Nader Nadery, an official with the commission cited a case last week in which district officials in Baghlan province complained of being instructed by the governor, a Karzai appointee, to bring 100 people each to a rally for the president -- and to tell each of those 100 to bring 15 others. At the same time, Karzai appears to have alienated a key governor.

OK, with NATO doing all necessary campign assistance, the incumbent, President Hamed Karzai, might still win. Although Karzai's main challenger, former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, has surged in popularity, a new poll released shows President Hamid Karzai has a commanding lead over other candidates contesting next week's Afghan presidential election, but his main challenger has dramatically narrowed the gap. The question as to whether or not Karzai would win again or who else would replace him if he loses should not worry the international community since it is GSTs led by the NATO under US charges would continue to rule and nation with a puppet regime.  NATO would prefer to let the new regime leaders loot Afghanistan as the occupying terror forces are engaged in destroying  the nation to win the Great Game with the Kremlin playing second fiddle very effectively and some stupid Muslim nations aiding the GST genocides and dislocations.  

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Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal

Specialist on State Terrorism

Independent Researcher in International Affairs, The only Indian to have gone through entire India, a fraud and terror nation in South Asia.