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2004-12-23 Iraq-Jordan

Foreign Election Team To Monitor Iraqi Election --- From Jordan

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Posted by Capt America 2004-12-23 12:03:53 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Representatives of seven nations met in Ottawa this week to recruit international observers for the Iraqi elections and agreed to watch the vote, but from the safety of Amman, Jordan.

Sounds suspiciously like a Jimmy Carter-esque arrangement...

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-12-23 12:44:41 AM|| 2004-12-23 12:44:41 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 How the hell do they expect to monitor anything from the next country over? Binoculars?

Posted by mojo 2004-12-23 12:46:28 AM|| 2004-12-23 12:46:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Easy. If the winner is someone who actually cares about the people these folks will claim voter intimidation and fraudulent counting.

Posted by Korora 2004-12-23 12:48:43 AM|| [http://basementburrow.blogspot.com] 2004-12-23 12:48:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Don't worry, Mojo, they'll have no problem at all deciding who won, who committed fraud and whether we should accept the results. Nope, no problem at all, nope, nope.

Posted by Steve White 2004-12-23 1:33:44 AM|| 2004-12-23 1:33:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 So, does Jordan have cable TV and at least one 5-Star hotel?

Posted by .com 2004-12-23 3:11:54 AM|| 2004-12-23 3:11:54 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 That's cause from Jordan you can monitor the communications between Zionists and their Iraqi puppets.

Posted by gromgorru 2004-12-23 6:46:39 AM|| 2004-12-23 6:46:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 They are going to monitor the satelite TV channels? I don't see how this can be done remotely.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-12-23 6:51:05 AM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2004-12-23 6:51:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 No problem, SPoD. I use a remote to switch Satellite channels all the time.

Posted by jackal 2004-12-23 11:12:24 AM|| [http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2004-12-23 11:12:24 AM|| Front Page Top

They said it was too dangerous to monitor the voting in Iraq

But the Iraqi people - like the Afghans - seem to think it's not too dangerous to vote (or more likely intend to vote in spite of the danger - just like the Afghans).

I've got a suggestion for those international "observers": FOAD, you useless wussies.

And take Dhimmi Carter with you.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-12-23 1:38:42 PM|| 2004-12-23 1:38:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Election observers from Mexico and Yemen: is this from Scrappleface?

Posted by lex 2004-12-23 2:25:27 PM|| 2004-12-23 2:25:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Lex -- the link reads NY Slimes

Posted by Capt America 2004-12-23 4:09:34 PM|| 2004-12-23 4:09:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 It wouldn't be too difficult a question to ask of these "brave" countries: If it was a completely secure country, would there be any need at all for them to get involved?

Posted by Capt America 2004-12-23 4:12:01 PM|| 2004-12-23 4:12:01 PM|| Front Page Top

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