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Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day
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1/30/2005 8:50 PM
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Hollow Iraq Election
Held On Bloody Day
By Dahr Jamail
InterPress Service
1-29-5
An overnight rocket attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad that killed two Americans and injured four others set the tone for the election Sunday.
BAGHDAD (IPS) - An overnight rocket attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad that killed two Americans and injured four others set the tone for the election Sunday.*
By the end of the day at least 29 people had been killed in attacks on polling stations and voters.
An hour after polling stations opened at 7am, mortar blasts began echoing across the capital city, at almost an attack a minute at times.
Most Iraqis stayed home after resistance fighters threatened to "wash the streets with blood."
A suicide bomber at a security checkpoint in Monsour district of western Baghdad killed a policeman and wounded two others. A man wearing a belt of explosives detonated himself at a voters queue in Sadr City in Baghdad, killing himself and at least four others.
Many Iraqis who had intended to vote stayed indoors as gunfire echoed around the downtown area of Baghdad. Mortar attacks on polling stations continued through the day.
"Yesterday a bicycle bomb killed someone near my house," said 32-year-old Ahmed Mohammed. "I never intended to vote in this illegitimate election anyway, but if I had wanted to I would never go out in these conditions."
With draconian security measures in place, even some ambulances rushing to victims of bomb attacks were turned back at security checkpoints.
"Baghdad looks like itīs having a war, not elections," said Layla Abdul Rahman, a high school English teacher. "Our streets are filled with tanks and soldiers and our bridges are closed. All we are hearing is bombings all around us, and for the last two nights there have been many clashes that last a long time. We shouldnīt have had elections now because itīs just not practical with this horrible security."
The threats by the resistance fighters followed by a string of attacks across Baghdad clearly reduced voter turnout.
"How can we call this democracy when I am too afraid to leave my home," said Baghdad resident Abdulla Hamid. "Of course there will be low turnout here with all these bombings."
A series of bombings have been reported also in Hilla, Mosul, Kirkuk, Basra and Baquba. In Samarra where a roadside bomb struck a U.S. patrol, there was no sign either of voters or of the police on the streets, according to reports from there.
"Nobody will vote in Samarra because of the security situation," Taha Husain, head of Samarraīs local governing council told reporters.
Interim U.S. appointed prime minister Ayad Allawi announced Saturday that martial law will now be extended for another month. The hope of many Iraqis that the elections will bring security and stability continue to fade.
Voter turnout in the Kurdish controlled north of Iraq and the Shia dominated southern region has been heavy, but most polling stations in the capital city and central Iraq remained relatively empty.
Aside from security reasons, many Iraqis chose not to vote because they question the legitimacy of these elections.
"They are wrong on principle, the High Commission for Elections was appointed by Bremer (former U.S. administrator L. Paul Bremer), so how can we have a legitimate election under these circumstances," said Sabah Rahwani in the Karrada district of Baghdad. "This election only serves the interest of the occupier, not Iraqis. This is only propaganda for Bush."
U.S. President George W. Bush announced in his weekly radio address Saturday that "as democracy takes hold in Iraq, Americaīs mission there will continue." His administration has also recently announced that U.S. troops will remain in Iraq at least until 2006.
The parliament elected by the Sunday election will draft a new constitution for the country. A referendum on that is scheduled for Oct. 15, followed by another election Dec. 15.
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Anonymous Coward
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
the truth is it was a huge victory for the people of iraq and the united states. the iraqies stood up to terrorists and many lost their lives so they could vote. |
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Anonymous Coward
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
Twist and spin it anyway you want you fucking nazi repuke bastard. People DO know what the TRUTH is despite you stupid assholes saying differently. |
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Anonymous Coward
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
This FRAUD is the same old song n dance from BushCo Dog N Pony Productions. |
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Sirrurg
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
AC 8:56
>the truth is it was a huge victory for the people of iraq and the united states. the iraqies stood up to terrorists and many lost their lives so they could vote.<
Yes, and the Nazi KZs were holyday camps. |
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Anonymous Coward
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
The Americans ARE the Terrorists! |
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HiRisque
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
I know you guys like to throw around the figures of how many Americans get killed by the insurgents.
What YOU should really keep track of is how many Iraqiīs are killed by the insurgents. I have not kept track my self but I think that somewhere about 10 innocent Iraqiīs are killed by the insurgents for every American soldier that they kill. That is really sickening to me but not quite as sickening as all you people that are apologists for the insurgents and totally ignore this fact. |
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Anonymous Coward
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
hey I voted for kerry,and I donīt like bush but i can admit that today was good. you people are just evil. You donīt care about the iraqies! you just want to destroy bush no matter how many have to die. |
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Anonymous Coward
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
Is it safe to assume that the thousands of Iraquis ,living out side of "their" country,that just voted, are now heading "home" to their new homeland ?
It is great that we had the election. Is it safe to assume the U.S. wonīt be "asked" to stay for the next 50 years ? |
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Anonymous Coward
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
It took 5 years after ww2 for the german insurgency to quit. I am guessing this will take about half the time. |
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Anonymous Coward
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
As Hollow and FRAUDULENT as the 2000 and 2004 shams held in the US. |
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Anonymous Coward
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
You all are a bunch of hate mongers do you know that.
It dosnt matter that IRAQ voted even at the point of death. I do believe the na sayers have a real bad case of penis envy going on here. Its for damn you all wouldnt have the courage to vote like the IRAQs too bad
You need to grow a set of nuts and a back bone and be happy that IRAQ had elections. |
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Anonymous Coward
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
LIAR LIAR LIAR Happy? You ARE a FUCKTURD MORON. HAPPY ABOUT FRAUD AND LIES? |
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Anonymous Coward
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
You scumball Bushlickers sit on your big fat asses and say how fucking wonderful, but, you havenīt a clue about what REALLY went on in Iraq today. You just swallow all the shit Bushīs nazi tit sucking media force feeds you. |
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Anonymous Coward
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
I am truely sorry that you hate so much. What part of the IRAQ election is a lie.
What is great is that there was an election what part of that is a lie? |
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Anonymous Coward
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
Look up the word FRAUD in a friggin dictionary, you nazi bastard. |
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Anonymous Coward
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
Websters: fraud
1 a cheating,tricking,or lying;dishonesty.
2 something used to trick or cheat
3 a person who cheats or is not what he pretends to be.
Let me see, this describes George W. Bush and his asses of evil to a T. Can you say Diebold, Sequoia,E&S? |
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Anonymous Coward
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
"It took 5 years after ww2 for the german insurgency to quit. I am guessing this will take about half the time."
That is a good point totally ignored by many doom and gloomers. There were many insurgency groups in post-war Germany, all of them killed and intimidated people for years. The worst of these groups was called the Werewolves.
Most of them were former Nazis who suddenly lost their jobs, and some were simply criminals out to take whatever they could.
During the first few years after the war, there were many in the US who were critical of the occupation, saying it was doomed to failure, that the insurgency was gaining strength, and it was a matter of time before Germany reverted to utter chaos. Of course none of that happened, and Germany is today one of the strongest economic powers on Earth.
But for the most part, the American occupation forces werenīt besieged by whiners at home much, and in fact resorted to things that were against the Geneva Convention to try to control the insurgents. That also included the French, British, and Soviet forces. The Soviet forces were especially ruthless to the insurgents, but even the British and Americans resorted to some questionable and illegal tactics to subdue them. |
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Anonymous Coward
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
Yea OP, why donīt you go over to Iraq and tell the people who braved death to go out and at least try to do something about their nation.
Thatīs probably more than youīll ever do for anything.
Youīre just sitting around posting drivel on a fringe website while brave people risk everything just to vote. |
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Anonymous Coward
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
I didnīt write it, I only posted it. Unlike the usual misleading spin repuke nazi posts, this article was written by an EYEWITNESS. So you can take YOUR īdrivelī and stick it up your ass. |
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Anonymous Coward
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
iīm so happy
they get elections
hope they are just like ours
wonder if their candidates are hand picked
yippee
just like ours
just like ours
make the people feel important
voting
risking their lives
hope the candidates are of the people
selected by the people
for the people
and not by the ones who have "released them"
for the mission.... |
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Anonymous Coward
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
A lesson for you all on how to spot a paid "Counterops" Agent working for the forces of evil. The same evil forces that created the massive destruction and murdered millions of humans thoughout southeast Asia. Notice the agentīs use of certain "trigger" words in a vain attempt to disuade your sincere efforts to uncover truth of what is occurring? Use of such silly schoolyard words such as "nuts" - "loony" - "crackpot" - "deranged" ... straight out of a DoD counter-ops Desktop Manual.
BTW YOUR bullshit no longer works here repuke nazi bastards. |
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Anonymous Coward
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Anonymous Coward
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
I would imagine OP that the only eye witnesses you would give any credence to are ones that say what you want to hear. Millions of Iraqis DID vote. There are many Iraqis who celebrated their vote and are happy they took the chance to vote.
But then again those people donīt support your world view, so that must be propaganda, right? |
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Anonymous Coward
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
The freedom fighters in Iraq have access to state of the art SAMīs as evidenced by the downing of the American Stallion helicopter and the British C-130 Hercules.
I would bet the pilots over then now are shitting bricks, canīt say that i blame them. |
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Anonymous Coward
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
The insurgents said they used an anti-tank rocket to hit the plane. Itīs called a lucky shot. |
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Neoprophet
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
AC 2:06 - you would not know what propaganda was if it bit you on the ass. You are so brainwashed you cannot accept the possibility that what you see on TV might not be true. Are you even aware that TV news programs are not under any obligation to tell the truth? This came out in court when FOX was sued about false stories being reported. The court sided with FOX because they DO NOT HAVE TO BE HONEST.
Get an education, learn about the way the world really works, then come back here and discuss it with the intellectuals here instead of parroting the ignorant yahoos. |
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Dr P
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
I love hearing the left-wing losers rant and rave. I hope they keep it up. It makes victory even sweeter. |
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Anonymous Coward
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
Sure 2:13, you keep lying while the jets and helicopters keep dropping out of the sky.
Hope it makes you sleep better at night.
[link to english.aljazeera.net] |
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Neoprophet
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
Just think Dr. Pinhead, in a few years you will turn 18 and head out into the real world, only to find out you were SO wrong. I would love to see the look on your face when it finally dawns on you.
You look around like a confused child and make smartass comments because you know absolutely nothing about the subjects people are speaking of. You jump on the mainstream media bandwagon and happily bash "conspiracy buffs" and "liberals" without ever stopping to think that these adults may know something having lived on this planet much longer than you. You are like the mean child who laughs at how slow elderly people walk, being too ignorant to realize that you will be in their shoes one day. You are in for a VERY rude awakening. |
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Dr P
12/8/2005 10:12 AM | | Re: Hollow Iraq Election Held On Bloody Day | Quote |
I turned 18 1n 1964, Neoprophet. I must say, youīre in a very poor position to talk about "reality"--something with which you clearly have very little contact. |
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