Secretary-General Says Iraqi Elections in January Still 'technically Possi

[steve2470]

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBL4E1BL0E.html

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - It is still "technically possible" for Iraq to hold elections in January as scheduled, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Thursday, while acknowledging that the United Nations may not have enough staff on the scene to support preparations for the vote.
Annan also said allegations of corruption in the U.N.-run oil-for-food program for Iraq have harmed the world body's reputation. The program, which ended in November 2003, was designed to help ordinary Iraqis cope with a decade of sanctions against Saddam Hussein's regime.

The decision on whether to hold or delay Iraq's elections "will be their call, not ours," the U.N. chief said in remarks to journalists, referring to Iraq's interim government.

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[daleo]

1. I hope the U.S. election is over by then n/t

n/t

[Jacobin]

2. Yeah. Unless Gawd cancels January by blowing up the universe

sure, its "technically possible"

Its technically possible that I could build a set of wings and fly to the moon tonight, too