Calls to Postpone Iraqi Elections Grow

[leftchick]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&e=2&u=/ap/20050104/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_elections_5

BAGHDAD, Iraq - More Iraqi interim government officials are calling for the postponement of Jan. 30 elections to ensure a higher Sunni voter turnout, a sign that a campaign of violence might be taking its toll on Iraqi resolve. The country's electoral commission, however, insists that voting take place as scheduled.


Sunni Arab clerics have called for a boycott and Iraq (news - web sites)'s largest Sunni political party announced it was pulling out of the race because of poor security that has seen insurgents kill scores of Iraqi security forces, as well as several election officials, in recent weeks.


On Tuesday, gunmen killed the governor of the Baghdad province, Ali al-Haidari, and six of his bodyguards in an ambush of his convoy in the Iraqi capital, officials said. Al-Haidari was the highest-ranking official killed since the former president of the now defunct Governing Council, Abdel-Zahraa Othman, was assassinated in May.


Several proposals have been floated lately to counter the threat of a low Sunni turnout that would undermine the legitimacy of the vote — the country's first free elections since monarchy in 1958. Iraqis are to choose a legislative assembly to draft a constitution.

[fertilizeonarbusto]

1. like we didn't see it coming

n/t

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

2. That's OK, Bush puppet Allawi can run things indefinitely

If the plan is to have a fake election to "select" Allawi and he's already there, we just need to continue to throw U.S. soldiers into the meat grinder known as Iraq to "protect" his fat ass.

RIGHT, Mr. President?

[leftchick]

3. Why are all of the puppets so fat?...

Every freakin one of them...here is the FM...



Iraqi foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari addresses the media in Baghdad, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2005. More Iraqi interim government officials are calling for the postponement of Jan. 30 elections to ensure a higher Sunni voter turnout, but foreign minister Zebari however, insists that voting take place as scheduled. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

and the pres...



The Interim President of Iraq (news - web sites), Ghazi al-Yawar, listens to reporter's question during an interview in the heavily guarded so called 'Green Zone' in central Baghdad, January 4, 2005. Al-Yawar told Reuters in an interview that the United Nations (news - web sites) should look into whether the country can go ahead with Jan. 30 elections despite violence which could scare people away from voting. REUTERS/Ceerwan Aziz REUTERS

... and no offense to fat people anywhere (my sister is very overweight). I just find this rather strange.

[K8-EEE]

12. Yeah It's True And The "Detainees" Never Are Fat!

All the hooded guys & Abu Graib prisoner pix etc, the prisoners are all so skinny but the GWB puppets are all fat.

[leftchick]

15. I think perhaps it is because all of these fellows...

are exiles like chalabi and the rest. They have been living the high life in Europe off of the US government. The rich food and lack of activity tend to catch up with you.

[bemildred]

4. I have a feeling that being an "electoral commisioner" just became

a more dangerous occupation.

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[leftchick]

6. you actually believe the US has any intention at all of leaving ?

omg... let me have some of what you are drinking!

[0007]

7. ....freepers talk that way 'ya know? They want to turn Mecca into

a parking lot.

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[K8-EEE]

10. God, NO, You Don't Want To Drink The Freeper Kool-Aid!

They're so nuts.

[leftchick]

11. lol...

indeedy.. :crazy:

[Robbien]

8. They already have a despot ruling their country, GWB

the election will be held even if only one Iraqi gets to cast a vote. Perhaps they can get that lady in all the Afghanistan pictures again.

BushCo and the bushbots will declare democracy reigns and continue the secret meetings for privatization of Iraqi assets.

[Bridget Burke]

13. Yeah, right. Bush will let the troops leave....

In your dreams.

[yinkaafrica]

14. The US will put a puppet into power. A powerless puppet.

The US is privatizing (stealing) all money making public sectors even as we speak.
The US will never leave that country.

[buddysmellgood]

16. Works for me...except for the glass part. But that will never happen so

long as there is oil there. The oil will be treated humanely.

[jobycom]

17. You're right, they've already got the ballots rigged and everything

No reason to postpone just because some people Bush wasn't going to let win don't want to vote.

Problem is, though, since this is all a show and not really an election Bush needs it to be even more pretty than if it were an election. It's like a car crash in a movie. Cars that go over cliffs in real life never explode, but if they don't explode in a movie it looks phoney. They have to make it look more real than real since it is so obviously fake. Some with this election.

Besides, our troops can't "come back and turn this sandy oilfield into glass" because our troops have no intention of going away. Now, if we do decide to nuke-- and we all now that Babykiller Bush will have his erection until he gets to launch a nuke somewhere-- our troops won't "come back," they'll get the hell out of there.

[okieinpain]

18. ok. so if the shiites are the majority, then why would they do

things that would cause the election to be postpone. it would seem to me that the insurgents are doing the sunni's a favor by causing all of these problems.

but that couldn't be because our msm, and fearless leader say that they hate us for our freedoms, and they want to stop the elections.

hmmmmmm!