Suspicious vote delays election results in Iraq. 99% vote for constitution

[kerry-is-my-prez]

I apologize if this has already been posted....

Looks like they Ohio'd the Iraq vote.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/10/18/MNGD9FA4TE1.DTL

Baghdad -- Iraqi election officials are investigating unusually high vote totals in 12 Shiite and Kurdish provinces, where as many 99 percent of the voters were reported to have cast ballots in favor of Iraq's new constitution, raising the possibility that the results of Saturday's referendum could be called into question.

In a statement released Monday night, the Independent Election Commission of Iraq said that the results of the Oct. 15 referendum would have to be delayed a few days because the apparently high number of yes votes required that election workers recheck, compare and audit the results.

Questions over the vote arose as the U.S. military announced that its warplanes and helicopters had killed an estimated 70 militants in the western region where five U.S. soldiers died in a roadside blast. However, residents of Ramadi sharply disputed the account, saying at least 20 of the dead were civilians, including women and children.

[mattclearing]

1. Called into question? Why do you hate Iraq? n/t

[tk2kewl]

2. LOL

:D

[Walt Starr]

3. They did NOT "Ohio" the IRaq vote.

They Sadamed it!

Hussein used to always come in with 99% of the vote!

[mattclearing]

4. Maybe they just had really high turnout!

:D

[Zynx]

7. Exactly. Ancient Iraqi voting tradition.

[kahleefornia]

5. it's lack of control

In the US, they have more finesse about it. I think * is watching, saying "dammit, guys, I told you not to make it so obvious!!"

[unrepuke]

6. As Ohio votes -- so votes Iraq

[Mz Pip]

8. We've taught them our

version of democracy well. When in doubt, stuff the ballot box.

Hey, it works here!

Mz Pip
:dem: