Afutilestan (V)

In response to the withdrawal of Dr. Abdulah Abdulah from Afgahnistan‘s presidential  runoff election,  the US Embassy in Kabul declared:

We congratulate President Karzai on his victory in this historic election and look forward to working with him, his new administration, the Afghan people and our partners in the international community to support Afghanistan’s progress toward institutional reforms, security and prosperity.

In a totally unrelated development, Hunca Cosmetics announced that it has bought the licensing rights to Arnold, the perky pig from the Green Acres television series, and is going to disinter his carcass to display a new line of florescent lipstick.