shocked to find out the osce was here in 02...if true, was powell responsible for allowing them in then as now...it would surprise me if powell was acting unilaterally...he wouln't do this without bush's approval...
"The U.S. is obliged to invite us, as all OSCE countries should," spokeswoman Urdur Gunnarsdottir said. "It's not legally binding, but it's a political commitment. They signed a document 10 years ago to ask OSCE to observe elections."
"OSCE-participating [nations] agreed in 1990 to observe elections in one another's countries. The OSCE routinely monitors elections within its 55-state membership, including Europe, Eurasia, Canada and the United States," a State Department spokesman said.
It looks like another great demonic notion of Father Bush. The best that can be said about this is that it is another sinkhole to throw more of our tax dollars into.
But don't worry, follow the advice of "the majority" here and roll over and go back to sleep.