With A Wink And A Nod, Empire Endorses It's Puppet

Clinton arrives in Kabul for Karzai inauguration

"KABUL (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has arrived in Afghanistan to attend Thursday's inauguration of President Hamid Karzai and meet with top U.S. commander Gen. Stanley McChystal.
Karzai is under stiff pressure from the U.S. and other nations to fight pervasive corruption in his government."

While in it's other restive colony, intrigue among the peasants delays the pretense of legitimate government.

Iraq Reportedly Halts Preparations for January Vote

"Iraq's election commission has halted preparations for a January vote after the country's Sunni Arab vice president vetoed part of an election law that paved the way for the poll, an electoral official told Reuters Wednesday."