Fired UN Official Peter Galbraith Accuses the United Nations of Helping Cover Up Electoral Fraud Committed by Afghan President Hamid Karzai

(Audio - streaming) Last week, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon fired the top American diplomat at the United Nations in Afghanistan, Peter Galbraith. Galbraith had accused his boss at the UN mission in Afghanistan, Norwegian diplomat Kai Eide, of helping cover up electoral fraud and being biased in favor of Hamid Karzai. Galbraith has described the Afghan election as a “foreseeable train wreck” and says the election has “handed the Taliban its greatest ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Oct 6, 2009 - 12:23 AM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 6, 2009

The interview with Galbraith clarifies aspects of the story and the ethics of the UN aiding in covering up election fraud in Afghanistan. Significant initiative in investigative reporting direct from a primary source.

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