Thanks to William Wallis’ article in the Financial Times of Nov 24th which featured Mahmood’s Den, that article has made it all over the internet, the highest profile site to follow up on it is the hugely popular Boing Boing! So if you came here from Boing Boing’s link, you’re more than welcome. Stick around …
Day: November 26, 2006
So now it seems official. The throne has used its whiles to ensure that Dr. Munira Fakhro does not get elected to parliament. Up to the initial vote count last night, she had 2,853 votes to the bought and paid for royal puppet Salah Ali’s 2,867. A mere 14 votes difference which ensured that there …
update 20:05: I wrongly thought that this video was showing newly naturalized citizens about to cast their ballots. That notion was corrected by Ehsan, hence I have corrected the main heading of the piece (removed “casting their ballots”). Thanks Ehsan.
I got this through an email. I do not know the source, nor the authenticity of this clip, but I am sharing it with you here to give the chance for refuting what it actually shows. I hope that the authorities take it with extreme seriousness.
The second round of voting is due on Dec 2nd when the hopes and chances of the remaining few will elevated, while others will start the process of licking their wounds and hope to live for another election. The vast majority will probably feel like expended forces and they might do the honourable thing by …