November 23, 2004

The Ukrainian Elections

This is being covered in lots of places. The elections in the Ukraine were basically stolen and the popular candidate was no Glen the Puppy Blender links to the White Houses commentary bq. Statement on Ukrainian Elections The United States is deeply disturbed by extensive and credible indications of fraud committed in the Ukrainian presidential election. We strongly support efforts to review the conduct of the election and urge Ukrainian authorities not to certify results until investigations of organized fraud are resolved. We call on the Government of Ukraine to respect the will of the Ukrainian people, and we urge all Ukrainians to resolve the situation through peaceful means. The Government bears a special responsibility not to use or incite violence, and to allow free media to report accurately on the situation without intimidation or coercion. The United States stands with the Ukrainian people in this difficult time. The overall thought from the sites I have read were that if this happened in the USA, the media would be over it 24/7. What do we hear? Crickets... Posted by DaveH at November 23, 2004 8:34 PM