鈥淭he death rate in Iraq in the past 12 months has been the second highest in any year since the invasion, according to figures that appear to contradict American claims that the troop 鈥榮urge鈥 has dramatically reduced the level of violence across the country鈥, the British Independent daily reported on January 7.
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Voters聮 desire to see political change has become the undisputed theme of the 2008 US presidential election scheduled for November following a strong surge of support for contender for Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama that has caused other candidates, even Republicans, to adopt similar rhetoric.
Called by military dictator General Pervez Musharraf after the imposition of emergency rule 聴 which saw the sacking of the judiciary, imprisonment of 10,000 opposition activists, censorship and closure of media outlets and the violent suppression of protests 聴 and set against the backdrop of increasing terrorist attacks by religious fundamentalists, Pakistan聮s upcoming general elections were already set to be farcical.
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