From: George Sherwood 

On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 07:56:35 +0000, Adam wrote:

> George Sherwood wrote:
>> On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 23:10:50 +0000, Adam wrote:
>>
>>
>>>George Sherwood wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 10:43:02 +0000, Adam wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>http://www.forbes.com/technology/ebusiness/feeds/ap/2006/03/17/ap2603878.h
tml
>>>>>
>>>>>"The government has banned election day
demonstrations, and KGB chief
>>>>>Stepan Sukhorenko has warned that any protesters Sunday
could be charged
>>>>>with terrorism. Lukashenko vowed swift action against
any foreigner
>>>>>trying to sow chaos.
>>>>>
>>>>>"God forbid one of them should try to do something
in our country. We
>>>>>will twist his head off immediately - like a
duckling's," he said in
>>>>>comments broadcast on television."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>From what I can read on the Russian sites, the demonstrations went on
>>>>peacefully tonight and have ended.  The candidates have called
>>>>for the same demonstrations tomorrow night.
>>>>
>>>>Looks like after counting about 22% of the votes, Lukashenko has just
>>>>under 90% of the votes with the rest down in the low single digits.
>>>>
>>>>George
>>>
>>>Well thank the lord they managed to keep the foreign terrorists out.
>>
>>
>> Amazingly fast counting of the ballots.  They are claiming already 100%
>> counted with Lukashenko winning with a margin of 82.6% to 6% for the 2nd
>> place candidate.
>>
>> George
>
> Stability is what's important.  A bit like why in your country people
> gerrymander senate/congressional seats etc.
>
> Don't much like the person m'self but obviously the Belarus seem to love
> him......
>
LMAO. So you really believe this is the will of the people there?

George

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