Comments on: Blog from Iraq http://www.nonfamous.com/wp/2005/01/29/blog-from-iraq/ commentary on the world around us, with an effort to keep paranoia at the lowest healthy level Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:43:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: pam http://www.nonfamous.com/wp/2005/01/29/blog-from-iraq/#comment-1188 pam Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.nonfamous.com/wp/2005/01/29/blog-from-iraq/#comment-1188 We get some fair reporting about the upcoming elections via the BBC and EuroNews. I was floored to learn that most Iraqis don't know where their polling places are, indeed they won't know until the day of the election because they're targets for attacks. We saw one Iraqi on camera begging American soldiers to stay away from the polls because (he said) it's their presence that makes going to the polls especially dangerous. We also caught some Republican talking head saying that the election would be considered a success if turnout was in number close to that of the US election - which is to say, shamefully low. He then backtracked to say that even 20% might be considered a successful election. The Kurds appear to be the only ones with their collective shit together - they are running massive get out the vote drives and are apparently the only organization to present a unified ballot listing. Because of the (relative)safely of their territory and their organization they could have the highest voter turn out of any area in occupied Iraq. Those military bases wouldn't be Haliburton projects, now, would they? We get some fair reporting about the upcoming elections via the BBC and EuroNews. I was floored to learn that most Iraqis don’t know where their polling places are, indeed they won’t know until the day of the election because they’re targets for attacks.

We saw one Iraqi on camera begging American soldiers to stay away from the polls because (he said) it’s their presence that makes going to the polls especially dangerous.

We also caught some Republican talking head saying that the election would be considered a success if turnout was in number close to that of the US election - which is to say, shamefully low. He then backtracked to say that even 20% might be considered a successful election.

The Kurds appear to be the only ones with their collective shit together - they are running massive get out the vote drives and are apparently the only organization to present a unified ballot listing. Because of the (relative)safely of their territory and their organization they could have the highest voter turn out of any area in occupied Iraq.

Those military bases wouldn’t be Haliburton projects, now, would they?

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