Iraqi Election~~~~~ Live thread.

All of us | Jan 29 2005 | Various Freepers

[Dog]

It is now 3 am in Iraq the polls will be opening in the next few hours as the world watches and hold's it breath. Iraq is about to undertake a historic vote.

Lets wish them well....... please post all comments and election photos to this thread.

[mainepatsfan]

Those are determined voters. In this country if there's more than a ten minute wait to vote the Dems are screaming voter intimidation.

[Ginifer]

Despite the heavy attacks that began two hours after polls opened, turnout was brisk in many Shiite Muslim and mixed Shiite-Sunni neighbourhoods, both in Baghdad and in southern cities like Basra.

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Even in the small town of Askan in the so-called ”triangle of death” south of Baghdad – a mixed Sunni-Shiite area – 20 people waited in line at each of several polling centres. More walked toward the polls.

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By midday, however, hundreds of people were voting in Samarra and several hundred people were voting on Mosul’s eastern side, which includes both Kurdish and Arab neighbourhoods, witnesses said.

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Across Iraq, joy broke out in places as the day went on. At one polling place in Baghdad, Iraqi soldiers and voters joined hands in a dance.

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One polling site in Baghdad ran out of ballots and was trying to get more, US officials said.

At another in eastern Baghdad, an Iraqi policeman in a black ski mask tucked his AK-47 assualt rifle under one arm and held the hand of an elderly blind woman to guide her to the polls.

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Even as the attacks raged nearby, voters turned out in large numbers in the poor Shiite community of Jisr Diyala in eastern Baghdad, with the number of voters increasing as the morning wore on.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/2005/01/30/story186982.html

[Jet Jaguar]

Thanks.

[A Balrog of Morgoth]

Those inked index fingers are a powerful symbol. Too bad it wasn't middle fingers.

[Claytay]

Thats what I figured it just ticks me off that is what CNN focuses on, when there so much great news today.

[pharmamom]

Isn't this incredible? We have forgotten how powerful the right to vote is, because it is so easy for us. This must remind us that the soil in which our freedom grew was fertilized with the blood of brave men willing to die for liberty. Now the same fruit will grow in Iraq. Amazing.

[Jet Jaguar]

LOL!!!

Stupid Jihadi!

[Allegra]

Update- Looking like 72% voter turnout!!!!

And it ain't over yet!

Still a couple good hours of daylight left today.

[A Balrog of Morgoth]

In fact, the next time Iraq is debated in the Senate, all the Republicans should show up with inked index fingers.

[mainepatsfan]

Hopefully they'll be doing the same thing in Iran someday.

[pharmamom]

LOL!

[carlr]

Fox on the ground: someone blew themselves up and the line of voters continued, just WALKING OVER THEM

Take that liberals!

Figuratively speaking that is what we have been doing here as well.

How long before msm starts crying that the government in Iraq is`nt doing enough about jobs,health care,poverty etc.

[goldstategop]

12% higher turnout than in our own 2004 election and a record compared with voter turnout in many advanced European countries. The shibboleth Arabs are not ready for the civics of choosing their own leaders has now been laid to rest forever. That a 72% thumping of the Baathist/Al Qaeda terrorist insurgents by the Iraqi people!

Denny Crane: "I want two things. First God and then Fox News."

[Claytay]

1 Hour 15 Minutes Left before voting ends

[tiredoflaundry]

They should do at at The State of The Union Address

[jennyjenny]

The videos of the Iraqis voting should be required viewing by all dems in this country before they head to the polls.

[Timeout]

Ha!

FOX interviewing a reformed human shield.

AKA "Undecided Wanker"!

[pharmamom]

This has got to inspire the students over there in Iran...if Iraq can do it...

[advance_copy]

In fact, the next time Iraq is debated in the Senate, all the Republicans should show up with inked index fingers

Oh, I REALLY like that idea. Also, try this. You think President Bush should dip his index finger in ink for the state of the union address next week? Just a thought.

[SE Mom]

Heads up ping! Check out this voter turn-out Dan. Thanks to you for helping make this day possible.