Hmm, Wasn't There Some Famous Dude Who Used to Certify Election Results?

What was his name?

Oh, yeah---Jimmy Carter.

Apparently Jimmy doesn't like going anywhere to lend credibility to elections where the local Gestapo aren't keeping things nice and tidy:

Contrary to what many Arabists, foreign office types, and media pundits have been saying, a fair percentage of people in the Middle East value democracy -- enough, at any rate, to take a chance on being blown up for it. Which is more than can be said for Kofi Annan's crowd. The terrorists' only undisputed success has been to scare away the UN's international observers, along with such NGOs as the Jimmy Carter Centre of Election Monitors. They sit at a safe distance in Jordan, wringing their hands about the lack of security, using their own cold feet to raise doubts about the validity of a process they lack the guts to verify.

Another disgraceful performance from a thoroughly disgraceful man.