Several HUNDRED THOUSAND Iraqis Disagree With Those "Successful" Elections

[leftchick]

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Several hundred thousand people demonstrated after noon prayers in southern Baghdad Friday, many carrying banners decrying last week’s elections. Many Iraqis outside the religious Shiite coalition allege that the elections were unfair to smaller Sunni Arab and secular Shiite groups.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10585658/



Iraqis demonstrate outside the Omar al-Mukhtar mosque in western Baghdad calling for the cancellation of the results of the December 15 elections and the holding new contests.

ZIP on my TV about this... :eyes:

[kevinbgoode]

1. We might as well just rename Iraq

"New Ohio". . .that way, the Administration can honor the patriotic "work" of Ohio election officials who magically lost votes in the premier christo-fascist state of America.

[meganmonkey]

2. Yeah, but look at the freepers rally in support of the election:

There are so many of them, totally balances it out. I mean, OBVIOUSLY Iraq is going fabulously :rofl:



If you can handle it, here is a link to more of their raging event!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1545915/posts

[leftchick]

4. thanks megan!

:rofl:

[Robert Cooper]

6. That's downright sad...as in "pathetic"...

Do you think these morans are getting a "brain"? :evilgrin:

[Botany]

7. Wow!

Thanx for the link and the pictures.

All i can think of is Hitler in his bunker as the Russians were closing in
ordering Imaginary armies into the battle.

[Just Me]

10. "Iraqi Women Deserve Freedom,..."?

These people are so f*ckin' C-L-U-E-L-E-S-S!!!

God HELP THEM!!!

[EFerrari]

23. Whackos.

:rofl:

If this isn't proof of election fraud, what is?!

[bvar22]

26. My thoughts also.

How do Republicans get more than 1% of the votes?

Live Free or DIEBOLD!

[ComerPerro]

28. Spread out, in one line! Don't bunch together! That way,

it will look like there are more of us...


:rofl:

Our meetups, in Red State Kansas, are bigger than that! And we just get together to bitch, eat, and drink!



BTW, if there are fewer than 15 of you, is it really necessary to address the others from a podium???

Is that a sign of their ego, an attempt to make it look like a bigger and more grand rally than it is, or some combination of the two?

[frazzledmom]

37. I love the "We thank our troops for our freedom" sign

Gee you think these losers are going to stand up against the Shrub for illegally stealing their freedoms and violating the Constitution?.. I also love the 1970's era portable podium with external speaker(lower left with the coffee cup on it) Gotta have a "P.A. System" to talk to 5 people :eyes: Wonder how many porta potties they had?

[HysteryDiagnosis]

3. Several hundred thousand terrorists just spring up out of the

sandwork. Imagine that. Doesn't it make you proud???

[purji]

5. Ah, so thats why there has been nothing in the news

about the elections in Iraq.If they can't paint a rosy picture they won't say anything at all.

[leftchick]

8. CNN is full of HORSE SHIT today

Starring Daryn Kagan girl fiend of Drug addled rush limpballs. The only Iraq news has been the bogus rummy says he will begin troop pullout story.

[purji]

9. Every thing is just peachy keen over there!

After all its just like they said,the Elections went so well we don't have to be there anymore.Rah Rah RAh for us we win.
Pay no attention to those protesters they just hate America. :sarcasm:


Sounds to me like Darryn has been dipping into limpballs stash.

[wryter2000]

24. Did you catch Rummy yesterday?

On the CBS Evening News, they showed him "bucking up" the troops. He walks in, looks around, and exclaims "Look at you all!" Was he surprised they were all there? Is he starting to get Alzheimer's symptoms? It was really bizarre.

[leftchick]

31. he is such a lying rat bastard

I can not believe anyone in that room was happy to see him. :argh:

[Roland99]

11. How many are fueled by Allawi/Chalabi, though?

[leftchick]

13. I doubt these are secular Iraqis

I imagine once the vote is certified all hell is going to break loose. So much for "reducing the troop levels"

[Roland99]

20. I thought the article mentioned it was a more secular crowd?

Well, one of the articles I read did, anyway.


From the Yahoo article:

Sunni Arab and secular Shiite factions demanded Thursday that an international body review election fraud complaints, and threatened to boycott the new legislature

[leftchick]

21. I just read that too

my mistake. Damn the Shiites are there as well! You know I knew Iraq would be a big fucking mess but never did I think this big. There is going to be a big blow up once the election is official. I envision something like this in 2006...

[loveandlight]

12. not so sure about this election question in Iraq

I'm not so sure how this really plays out. I believe I read on Josh Marshall's site that the Sunni's believe themselves to be a larger constituency in the country than they actually are. Being in the minority and losing so convincingly to the larger majority, when they are used to being the controling power, is hard for them to handle. For the Bush administration, it would probably be a benefit to have a lesser victory for the religious parties that did appear to win, who are closer to Iran and will probably make things difficult for the U.S. in Iraq, so they might want to encourage protest against the apparent outcome of this election. I don't know whether to believe these demos are a good thing or a bad thing. Anyone else have thoughts on this?

[Just Me]

16. The protest included secular Shiites, too.

There are those who prefer something resembling a democracy rather than a totalitarian theocracy.

[wryter2000]

25. Welcome to DU

:hi:

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

14. Sigh.... Every Other Nation But Ours Can Organize Passionately.

By the end of the first week of november 04 we shoulda had crowds just like that. Any time an election is in dispute in another country the citizens take right to the streets! Someday I hope americans wake up enough to be that passionate as well with our democracy.

Oh... hundreds of thousands of them, and A.N.S.W.E.R. didn't have to organize any of it.

[leftchick]

15. Surprisingly it has made the Yahoo Front Page!

http://news.yahoo.com/fc/world/iraq

[leftchick]

18. and more photos...

[lonestarnot]

17. I'd say they aren't too thrilled with the bushitler's kind of

democracy! CHEAT'N STEAL'N N KILL'N!

[janx]

19. Wow.

That's a lot of people!

[Marleyb]

22. but...but....

the talking heads said 'this was the best day of Bush's life'

[ComerPerro]

27. They are just ungrateful... They don't want the freedom Bush brings...

and other nonsense talking points...

:puke:

[MellowOne]

29. You'll never hear about it in the news

nominated

[garybeck]

30. why is it that in every other country

when an election is rigged people take to the streets, but here people go back to sleep and call us conspiracy nuts?

[centristo]

32. yeah

but its still getting more coverage than the 2000 and 2004 post-election demonstrations here in America!

[toymachines]

33. where is the television coverage!

Fuck the mass media

[leftchick]

35. mass media is right

we have been taken over by pod people in the mass media! :argh:

[WernhamHogg]

34. Well, Iraq

Congratulations to Iraq! Here is the "democracy" that you ordered! Complete with crooked elections!

Oh, that's right, you are NOT the ones who ordered it...

[leftchick]

36. o m g... new photos....

Demonstrators gather to listen to speeches of political leaders in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday Dec. 23, 2005, as several hundred thousand people rallied after noon prayers, with many carrying banners denouncing last week's elections. Large demonstrations broke out across the country Friday to protest what many say were unfair parliamentary elections. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

http://news.yahoo.com/photo/051223/481/bag11312231508&g=events/iraq/082701iraqplane

[karlrschneider]

38. Just a focus group. Pay no attention.

:grr: