Iraq - Best News Yet

And perhaps the WaPo should consider consulting a dictionary. Isn't it just a bit misleading to call someone assisting in an election an insurgent? I thought it might be better called something like, you know, buying in?

insurgent: Someone who rises against Constituted Authority, a Rebel . The Active or Open Hostility to any Constituted Authority is called Insurrection - a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

BAGHDAD, Dec. 15 -- Iraqi voters turned out in force countrywide Thursday to elect a parliament to remake their troubled nation, with Sunni-led Iraqi insurgent movements suspending attacks for a day so that Sunni Arabs could vote en masse for the first time.

The voting appeared to split along sectarian lines as expected, with many Sunni voters in the Sunni-dominated far west saying they were voting for Sunni candidates. Long lines were reported among Sunnis, most of whom boycotted elections earlier this year or were frightened away by threats.

There were no boycotts this time and insurgents were providing security at some polling places. In Ramadi, for example, guerrillas of the Iraqi Islamic Army movement took up positions in some neighborhoods, promising to protect voters from any attacks by foreign fighters

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[sigmund, carl and alfred]

After reading the last paragraph, it occured to me that to a great extent, we are living inside a Salavador Dali painting.

[splashtc]

sunni- shite,dem- republican.

[*flo*]

So, there are extremist running for office, Gotta let the people vote...