Many Iraqis Confused Ahead of January Election

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20041212/ts_nm/iraq_election_dc&cid=564&ncid=1478

<snip>Iraq's most influential Shi'ite cleric, Ali al-Sistani, has issued an edict saying all Shi'ites, who make up 60 percent of the population, must vote, but hasn't said for which party.

Others believe the outcome's already decided.

"Iraq will be one constituency and the parliament seats will be allocated according to the ethnic and sectarian majority," said Amir Ghazi, 23, a university science student, who believed Shi'ites were already destined to get 120 seats.

Despite the confusion -- and the fact many others say they won't vote while U.S. troops remain on Iraqi soil -- Hendawi remains upbeat.

"We're still trying to inform people about the process," he said. "(But) we believe a large percentage will participate. We're confident the process will be historic all over Iraq."

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[WildClarySage]

1. Leave no election behind

it's never too early for voter fraud...

[Bigmack]

2. "Many Americans Confused Ahead of November Election"

If our boneheads didn't understand the no-WMD scandal, the Abu Graib scandal, the Planning for the War scandal..... how is it possible that the Iraqis WOULDN'T be confused.

And our dumbshit voters - even with the whore press - had proof that Bush fucked up/lied!

[NNN0LHI]

3. Face the facts. Scott Peterson. Michael Jackson, and Martha Stewert...

...are the most important stories to the average American. They eat that stuff up. CNN and MSNBC plays that shit over and over again all day long. Someone must want to see it? I suspect the reason for this may be the poor state of our educational system.

Don

[rainbow4321]

4. So does Diebold have an Iraq contract yet?

[Mari333]

5. Wonder if the Bushites will complain

when the SHI ITES take over Iraq and put in their own ultra-theocracy? I doubt it....they love theocratic misogynist regimes...

[fshrink]

6. Welcome Iraq, to the US version of democracy!

And its many bounties and excitements.