Iraqis begin voting
The polls have been open in Iraq 10 minutes as I write. The first Iraqi to vote in Baghdad was this man, Interim President Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer.

Al-Yawer is, significantly, a Sunni Muslim. The reporter said that his status as the first voter was intentionally choreographed to signal all Sunnis to vote.

After al-Yawer came others.



Thomas at Rant Wraith says that if the terrorists are going to sabotage the elections successfully, they have to do it early.

The terrorists need to keep people from going to the polls. That means they need to scare people enough that they don't vote. Blowing up a polling place 10 minutes before the polls close won't do it. Too many will have voted by then. The terrorists need lots of big, widely-publicized attacks early in the day to terrorize the populace.

Quite. The first few hours will be crucial and will tell the tale.

by Donald Sensing, 1/29/2005 10:10:26 PM. Permalink |