You won't find this info in mainstream USA media
Would you vote in Iraq, given that you'd be taking your life in your hands if you tried? Would you even know who you'd be voting for? What about where to vote?
These are questions that Iraqis are facing with regard to the "elections" on Sunday. In this article from Speigel, a German website, you'll find some interesting info that our mainstream media won't print. Like the burning truth. First of all, "Meanwhile, many Iraqis say they are not only too scared to vote, but know little to nothing about the some 7,000 candidates from 256 political groups and independents running."
Seven thousand (7,000) candidates? Holy freakin' bomb scare!!! Two hundred fifty six (256) political groups? What's a voter to do?
How about this:
"Here's a quick roundup of Iraq violence from 8 a.m. Thursday to 8 a.m. Friday. We have just one question: Amid all this, would you vote?
*Insurgents attacked a Marine base about 50 kilometers south of Baghdad, killing one soldier and injuring others.
*Street fighting broke out between American soldiers and rebels in central Baghdad.
*Jordanian terrorist and al-Qaida affiliate Abu Musab al-Zarqawi posted a videotape on the Internet showing the murder of Salem Jaafar Abed, a National Assembly candidate and the secretary of interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi.
*In Baghdad, a car bomb near an Iraqi police station killed four policemen.
*A car bomb exploded in Samarra (95 kilometers north of Baghdad) killing three Iraqis.
*Two polling stations in Samarra were attacked. One -- a school administration building -- was blown up. Staff had been warned beforehand to leave.
*Sporadic clashes erupted in Samarra between US soldiers and armed men. One Iraqi died.
*In the city of Kirkuk north of Baghdad, rebels attacked seven polling stations with mortar shells and machine guns.
*Also in Kirkuk, insurgents attacked an Iraqi police patrol, killing one.
*In Beiji, also in the north, a suicide bomber struck a US military convoy.
*In Mahmoudiya, 30 kilometers south of Baghdad, three Iraqis died when a roadside bomb missed a US convoy.
*Near Tikrit, a roadside bomb aimed at a US convoy killed an Iraqi.
*On the military base, a US soldier died of gunshot wounds.
*In Ramadi, west of Baghdad, an Iraqi National Guard soldier died when insurgents attacked a school voting center.
*In Baqouba, the body of a former Saddam Hussein loyal was found. He had been abducted by armed men.
*Insurgents shelled the US Marine base south of Baghdad.
*In Baghdad, a car bomb near an Iraqi police station killed four policemen.
*In Basra, four polling stations were attacked. "
Now, I'd venture a guess that if Dubya and his dummies had to vote, they'd sure not risk their lives to go and vote. And, given the mess surrounding this "election", how valid do you think the outcome will be? I'd say not valid at all. An exercise in American hubris, is all. After all, I'm betting that after the elections, nothing, absolutely nothing will change. It will make no fucking difference. Time, I suppose, will tell.
1,600 American soldiers dead
10,000 American soldiers injured
100,000 Iraqis dead
Untold numbers of Iraqis injured
Bin Laden still at large
Saddam still not tried
Afghanistan still not rebuilt
Bagdad still not in control
Iraq in ruins
Dubya still selling his con job about how rosy everything is.
Oh yeah, the elections will really make the difference. And, OJ was innocent.