Another election and another robbery, this time in Kyrgyzstan. Before that it was in Iran, before that in Kenya and before that in Zimbabwe. It is impossible to remember all the smaller countries in Africa where elections are blatantly rigged. It follows the same dreary pattern. The opposition cries foul. Crowds come on to the streets. The Election Commissioner, who has been appointed by the incumbent claims that elections were fair. The cheat claims it as a triumph of democracy and then lets lose the police to kill and beat up opposition supporters into submission. The international community goes through a phase of handwringing and then says let us get on with it for the sake of the poor and the cheat always wins in the end. Subtler version occurred in Georgia and, of course, we should not forget the hanging chads and a hung supreme court. Presidents of Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia have taken the preliminary steps by getting rid of the mandatory two term limits and we wait for the same disgusting hypocrisy to play out in these countries. Perhaps alarmed by events in other countries Hondurans took pre emptive action by throwing the incumbent president out of the country in his pajamas when he tried to hold a referendum to allow him to stand for another term. Now, however, all the countries are united in their support for the ousted president and have threatened severe sanctions against Honduras. Seems shocking that politicians everywhere are ready to do business with cheats and dictators but gang up if you try preventive measures. All politicians are crypto dictators and fascists.