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2005-12-20 Iraq

sunnis claim election stolen. blame diebold and rove.

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Posted by muck4doo 2005-12-20 11:49|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I find the 58% for UIA in Baghdad awfully suspicious (assuming it doesnt turn out to a mistaken leak) That would mean virtually the entire Shia population of Bagdad voted UIA, which I find incredible, from what ive read (baghdad has secular shia who dont much like UIA)

Posted by liberalhawk 2005-12-20 12:50|| 2005-12-20 12:50|| Front Page Top

#2 I think you're right, er left, lh, you intolerant liberal hippy. ;-)

Posted by .com 2005-12-20 13:01|| 2005-12-20 13:01|| Front Page Top

#3 I think the ethnic breakdown of Baghdad is largely guesswork and the shiia population may be larger than assumed. What is significant is the UIA appears close to an absolute majority and would just need a handful of votes from minor parties to get a majority. That is they may not need a coalition with the Kurds, Sunnis or Allawi.

Not to say there won't be coalition, but the coalition parties will be in a much weaker position.

And BTW, IraqtheModel is warning against believing the 'results' put out by the parties.

Posted by phil_b">phil_b 2005-12-20 13:37|| http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]">[http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/] 2005-12-20 13:37|| Front Page Top

#4 IraqtheModel has some interesting updates.

Posted by phil_b">phil_b 2005-12-20 13:44|| http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]">[http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/] 2005-12-20 13:44|| Front Page Top

#5 Sunni Arabs ~~Democrats~~ alleged Tuesday that last week's parliamentary ~~2001's~~ ~~2004's~~ elections were fraudulent, especially in Baghdad province ~~Florida~~ ~~Ohio~~ , and they said if the irregularities are not corrected, new balloting must be held in Iraq's ~~Florida's~~ ~~Ohio's~~ largest electoral district.

Posted by Steve">Steve 2005-12-20 15:25|| 2005-12-20 15:25|| Front Page Top

#6 The Dems sure are acting a lot like the Sunni, 'cept for the car bombs.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-12-20 15:35|| 2005-12-20 15:35|| Front Page Top

#7 Patience, Sea. Stuffing ballot boxes, fighting voter verification and ID, slashing tires, and shooting up campaign offices was a significant step up for them.

This "action" stuff is new to them. Back in the 60's, all they had to do was march around, get some TV coverage, get laid, and get stoned - in no particular order - and MaGiK hApPeNeD. They've scratched their little pointy peaks and are working it out - between bong sessions.

Posted by .com 2005-12-20 16:02|| 2005-12-20 16:02|| Front Page Top

#8 I think that Iraqis and Arabs in general were made for democratic politics. This will be like watching what the Russians did with Ice Hockey.

Posted by Super Hose 2005-12-20 16:34|| 2005-12-20 16:34|| Front Page Top

#9 This will be like watching what the Russians did with Ice Hockey.

! I think I hope you're right. I'll tell you what, send me $20 in 10 years if you're right, no wait, make it $50.

/souk

Posted by Buckminster Spemble1220 2005-12-20 16:59|| 2005-12-20 16:59|| Front Page Top

#10 If anybody in Iraq deserves to be procedurally fucked in the election, it's the god-damned Sunnis.

Cry me a river.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-12-20 17:37|| 2005-12-20 17:37|| Front Page Top

#11 As much as we need all of these pieces of shit for our energy and other strategic needs, I defer to previous rantings by other posters and my own personal experiences in the Islamic culture of the middle east:

Honesty is a policy for losers and dead people in their world, and their participation in the electoral process, whether Shiia or Sunni will be, I assume, reflected in their general amnesty from truthfulness.

However, all this whining and crying is to be expected as it's the only alternative to blowing one's self up, and they've run out of volunteers for this task this week it seems.

However, I've got a large open field if any Sunni want to blow themselves up as a form of protest! oh but that's not their style is it, they need innocent women and children to blow up to feel comfortable on their way to Allan.

EP

Posted by ElvisHasLeftTheBuilding 2005-12-20 17:56|| 2005-12-20 17:56|| Front Page Top

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