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Iraqi election officials resigning due to threats
 Majid Dawood felt justifiably happy as he toured Baghdad's al-Baya'a district delivering voter registration papers. He got no payment for the work, but the prospect of helping his neighbours to choose their political future for the first time was reward enough. That, however, was before a paper dropped through his own letterbox just days later, offering a choice of much starker terms — quit now, or be killed. "It said, 'The sword has become very near to your neck — leave any work that relates to the elections and stay safe,' " said Mr Dawood. "Then it said, 'You are free to make the choice yourself, but we have warned you.' "Posted by: Dan Darling 2005-01-02 |
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