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Unfortunately, he was talking about the elections in Ukraine.
Still, it's a bit ironic hearing a BushCo official talking about "election fraud".
Powell Rejects Ukraine Election, Calls for Action
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites) said on Wednesday the United States did not accept the results of the disputed presidential election in Ukraine as legitimate and called for immediate action.
"If the Ukrainian government does not act immediately and responsibly there will be consequences for our relationship," Powell told reporters.
Pressed on what punitive action, if any, would be taken, Powell said: "At the moment we're not taking any action. We want to see what the ultimate results are."
Powell said it was time for Ukraine's leaders to decide if they were on the side of democracy and respect the will of the people in addressing problems from last weekend's election.
The former Soviet republic's electoral authorities declared Moscow-backed Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich the victor of Sunday's presidential election run-off, which the opposition and international observers say was marred by fraud.
LOL - sort of.
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