http://www.crikey.com.au now with extra source Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.sphere.com/opinion/article/us-diplomat-peter-galbraith-says-he-never-sought-to-oust-karzai/19289608 http://www.sphere.com/opinion/article/us-diplomat-peter-galbraith-says-he-never-sought-to-oust-karzai/19289608#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:19:31 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=107716 Peter Galbraith says a NYT piece accusing him of plotting to oust Afghan President Hamid Karzai was false: the UN is just trying to distract people from its terrible mishandling of the country's elections.]]> http://www.sphere.com/opinion/article/us-diplomat-peter-galbraith-says-he-never-sought-to-oust-karzai/19289608/feed/ 0 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704402404574525722665041310.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704402404574525722665041310.html#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:15:23 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=98298 Bret Stephens. No wonder Afghans are "a collective sigh of relief".]]> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704402404574525722665041310.html/feed/ 0 http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/abdullah-vs-karzai http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/abdullah-vs-karzai#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:18:00 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=97294 http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/abdullah-vs-karzai/feed/ 0 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/02/what-next-for-afghanistan http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/02/what-next-for-afghanistan#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:47:40 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=96747 has been declared the winner of Afghanistan's Presidential election by default. After such a failure of democracy, what does it all mean for the future of Afghanistan and the war? Five experts weigh in.]]> http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/02/what-next-for-afghanistan/feed/ 0 http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-10-31/clearing-the-path-for-karzai/ http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-10-31/clearing-the-path-for-karzai/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:55:47 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=96554 Michael O'Hanlon.]]> http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-10-31/clearing-the-path-for-karzai/feed/ 0 http://www.rferl.org/content/Abdullahs_Withdrawal_Creates_Uncertainty_But_Also_Opportunities/1866339.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Abdullahs_Withdrawal_Creates_Uncertainty_But_Also_Opportunities/1866339.html#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:25:58 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=96521 Abubakar Siddique: if the election is run with only Karzai, and few Afghanis bother to vote, his mandate will be so weak, co-operation with his political opponents will be vital to keep peace in the country. ]]> http://www.rferl.org/content/Abdullahs_Withdrawal_Creates_Uncertainty_But_Also_Opportunities/1866339.html/feed/ 0 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/01/abdullah-withdrawal-afghanistan-election-clinton http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/01/abdullah-withdrawal-afghanistan-election-clinton#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:13:04 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=96514 Simon Tisdall: the UN, Washington, democracy -- and most of all, the people of Afghanistan.]]> http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/01/abdullah-withdrawal-afghanistan-election-clinton/feed/ 0 http://blogs.aljazeera.net/asia/2009/11/01/one-horse-race http://blogs.aljazeera.net/asia/2009/11/01/one-horse-race#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:00:31 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=96507 http://blogs.aljazeera.net/asia/2009/11/01/one-horse-race/feed/ 0 http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/1020/p02s07-usfp.html http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/1020/p02s07-usfp.html#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:15:12 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=94218 http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/1020/p02s07-usfp.html/feed/ 0 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/20/afghanistan-runoff-necess_n_326900.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/20/afghanistan-runoff-necess_n_326900.html#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:06:10 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=94206 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/20/afghanistan-runoff-necess_n_326900.html/feed/ 0 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/20/afghanistan-run-off-election http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/20/afghanistan-run-off-election#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:05:56 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=94212 Simon Tisdall.]]> http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/20/afghanistan-run-off-election/feed/ 0 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/Afghanistan/article6883040.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/Afghanistan/article6883040.ece#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:56:12 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=94207 Times, it was a telephone call three days ago from Hillary Clinton that finally saw him relent.]]> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/Afghanistan/article6883040.ece/feed/ 0 http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/10/afghanistan-recount-offers-more.html http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/10/afghanistan-recount-offers-more.html#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:18:42 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=94009 Renard Sexton gets wonky on the UN's Afghanistan Election audit, concluding that "the situation remains fairly damning for Hamid Karzai", with millions of votes to be thrown out due to fraud. ]]> http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/10/afghanistan-recount-offers-more.html/feed/ 0 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/02/AR2009100202855.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/02/AR2009100202855.html#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:38:05 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=91220 Peter Galbraith was fired from his post as the UN's deputy special representative in Afghanistan last week, after refusing to keep quiet about the massive fraud in the country's elections. Now he's spilled all in the Washington Post.]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/02/AR2009100202855.html/feed/ 0 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/16/AR2009091600645.html?hpid=topnews http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/16/AR2009091600645.html?hpid=topnews#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:34:13 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=87246 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/16/AR2009091600645.html?hpid=topnews/feed/ 0 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/world/europe/14nato.html?hpw http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/world/europe/14nato.html?hpw#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:52:11 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=86278 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/world/europe/14nato.html?hpw/feed/ 0 http://www.nationalpost.com/news/world/story.html?id=1977658 http://www.nationalpost.com/news/world/story.html?id=1977658#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:01:24 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=85833 http://www.nationalpost.com/news/world/story.html?id=1977658/feed/ 0 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090910/ap_on_re_as/as_afghan_election http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090910/ap_on_re_as/as_afghan_election#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:53:14 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=85828 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090910/ap_on_re_as/as_afghan_election/feed/ 0 http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14419168 http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14419168#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:43:58 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=85819 http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14419168/feed/ 0 http://www.newsweek.com/id/215074?from=rss http://www.newsweek.com/id/215074?from=rss#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:32:05 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=85815 http://www.newsweek.com/id/215074?from=rss/feed/ 0 http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1920954,00.html http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1920954,00.html#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:06:37 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=85133 Tim McGirk.]]> http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1920954,00.html/feed/ 0 http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26045692-5013480,00.html http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26045692-5013480,00.html#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:57:14 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=85130 William Maley. ]]> http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26045692-5013480,00.html/feed/ 0 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/08/hamid-karzai-afghan-election-fraud http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/08/hamid-karzai-afghan-election-fraud#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:49:18 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=85128 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/08/hamid-karzai-afghan-election-fraud/feed/ 0 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/07/world/asia/07fraud.html?_r=3&hp http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/07/world/asia/07fraud.html?_r=3&hp#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:05:48 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=84866 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/07/world/asia/07fraud.html?_r=3&hp/feed/ 0 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/sep/02/president-hamid-karzai-afghanistan-election http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/sep/02/president-hamid-karzai-afghanistan-election#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:05:58 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=84341 Amin Saikal. It is the only chance the country has at achieving stability and reconstruction.]]> http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/sep/02/president-hamid-karzai-afghanistan-election/feed/ 0