Official: Iraq Elections Are Open to All

[brooklynite]

By GEORGE GEDDA, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - The No. 2 official at the State Department said Friday that the elections planned for January in Iraq (news - web sites) must be "open to all citizens," contradicting Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld who has suggested that voting might not be possible in the more-violent areas.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=3&u=/ap/20040924/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_iraq

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Darn those Administration flipflops!

[Avalux]

1. Do insurgents get to vote too?

And how will that work? Bunch of idiots. :wtf:

[Journeyman]

3. Will there be an "insurgent" candidate? . . .

And by the way, who are Allawi's opponents?

[JuniorPlankton]

4. The insurgents are "anti-Iraqi"

They can't vote in Iraqi elections.

[punpirate]

2. Hmmm...

... interesting to know that the announcement (therefore, presumably the decision) comes from the U.S., instead of Iraq. Just more grist for Arabic-language news mill on who really runs Iraq.

As it is, that statement ought to be modified to read "open to all citizens with the firepower to make it through to the polling station."

[Eye and Monkey]

5. Absentee ballots. Lots and lots of absentee ballots. And guess what?

Nader's on the ballot. Just in case.

[punpirate]

7. Nader might do better than...

... Allawi, since he's of Arab descent, and Iraqis might figure that since almost everyone in the U.S. dislikes him, he must be doing something right. :)

[Wickerman]

6. Again, do they have any actual, uh, candidates?

:shrug:

[Disturbed]

9. al Sadr for Pres.

That should work out just dandy.

[henslee]

8. Do voter registration drive workers get a humvee escort?

[Bluebear]

10. ANOTHER flip-flop? yesterday the elections were "limited" due to terra

[Eye and Monkey]

11. "Mixed messages effect our efforts and morale." Bush, yest'day, re: Kerry

[Owlet]

12. All? Check out this map

Red areas indicate high level of insurgency.



Story here: http://www.juancole.com/

[Dangerman]

13. Elections "open to all citizens,"

And Pamela Anderson's hair is THAT blond.

The candidates they will vote for maybe "Pro-American". If Iraq were TRULY free, they will be voting an ANTI-American Muslim fundamentalist Al-Qeada-supporting Osama-lover.

Am I not wrong?

[Maeve]

14. Hey, why not? I hear in Afghanistan registration for voting is 110%

We conquer, you decide.