"Iraqis voted Thursday in one of the largest and freest elections..."

[GreenPartyVoter]

This just makes me wanna :puke: And the next line? Even better!!!!!!

"BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraqis voted Thursday in one of the largest and freest elections in the Arab world, with strong turnout reported in Sunni areas and even a shortage of ballots in some precincts. Several explosions rocked Baghdad throughout the day, but the level of violence was low."

http://apnews1.iwon.com//article/20051215/D8EGS3Q01.html?PG=home&SEC=news

Apparently BASSEM MROUE is a pen name for Donald Rumsfeld.

[enigma000]

1. we are so much smarter than those naive Iraqis, no? n/t

[walldude]

2. Wow several explosions is a low level of violence

I'd hate to see a bad day...

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. My thoughts exactly. Y'know. I have voted in many an election and

i can't think of a single one that had explosions going off. (Unless you count '00 and '04, when all our liberal heads blew their tops.)

[naturalselection]

3. I heard on NPR this morning

that in one of the cities (the name escapes me) men were allowed to vote twice, once for themselves and once for their wife.
NPR also reported that a baker commented that he didn't have time to vote, and that his brother was going to place a vote for him. The military said that was not allowed and the baker was completely unaware of the rules governing the voting process.

Things that make you go "HMMM"

[bullimiami]

5. they can vote for the candidates of bush's choice.

because the us has to approve every candidate on the ballot.