Afghanistan Will Hold Runoff

So, now we know that once he is presented with overwhelming pressure, and the threat of a withdrawal of support, which would end with him being hung from a lamp post, Hamid Karzai will observes the cosmetic niceties of a democratic government:

Karzai welcomed the ruling by the government-appointed Independent Election Commission (IEC) after hours of closed-door meetings with western diplomats and mounting international pressure to accept the need for a second round.

He's welcoming this ruling in the same way that you or I would welcome a prostate exam...With a bowling ball.

Bend over, this won't hurt a bit.....