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mommabear
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Not any mention of this in the MSM(main Stream Media).Why?
Because it offers hope? |
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Gary66
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Another step closer.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20051012/D8D6AKPO0.html
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraqi negotiators reached a breakthrough deal on the constitution Tuesday, and at least one Sunni Arab party said it would now urge its followers to approve the charter in this weekend's referendum. Suicide bombings and other attacks killed more than 50 people in the insurgent campaign aimed at intimidating voters.
Under the deal, the two sides agreed on a mechanism to consider amending the constitution after it is approved in Saturday's referendum. The next parliament, to be formed in December, will set up a commission to consider amendments, which would later have to be approved by parliament and submitted to another referendum.
The agreement boosts the chances that the draft constitution will be passed Saturday. Shiite and Kurdish leaders support the draft and the United States has been eager to see it approved to avert months more of political turmoil, delaying plans to start a withdrawal of U.S. forces."
Not any mention of this in the MSM(main Stream Media).Why?
Because it offers hope?
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It offers a chance for freedom for the Iraqi's. Something that they have never known in their life time. Why anyone would be against this is beyond reason. |
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Martok
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BAQOUBA, Iraq -- Joint Iraqi and U.S. security forces foiled an attempt by terrorists to ambush a truck delivering ballots to the nearby city of Muqtadiya yesterday, one in a series of attacks ahead of tomorrow's vote on a permanent constitution.
A decoy convoy -- disguised to look like it was carrying ballots from the Iraqi Electoral Commission and heavily armed with Iraqi forces -- drew fire from terrorists hiding in a palm grove outside of Baqouba at midday.
Unknown to the enemy, three ordinary pickup trucks carrying the real ballots already were delivering the precious cargo to the city of Muqtadiya, an hour's drive away.
Thirty Iraqi soldiers, accompanied by a reporter-photographer for The Washington Times, were assigned to the dummy convoy. It was an all-Iraqi operation. No U.S. soldiers were present.
The Iraqis were ready for a fight. |
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Outshined
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BAQOUBA, Iraq -- Joint Iraqi and U.S. security forces foiled an attempt by terrorists to ambush a truck delivering ballots to the nearby city of Muqtadiya yesterday, one in a series of attacks ahead of tomorrow's vote on a permanent constitution.
A decoy convoy -- disguised to look like it was carrying ballots from the Iraqi Electoral Commission and heavily armed with Iraqi forces -- drew fire from terrorists hiding in a palm grove outside of Baqouba at midday.
Unknown to the enemy, three ordinary pickup trucks carrying the real ballots already were delivering the precious cargo to the city of Muqtadiya, an hour's drive away.
Thirty Iraqi soldiers, accompanied by a reporter-photographer for The Washington Times, were assigned to the dummy convoy. It was an all-Iraqi operation. No U.S. soldiers were present.
The Iraqis were ready for a fight. |
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kenmabmcc
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Thirty Iraqi soldiers, accompanied by a reporter-photographer for The Washington Times, were assigned to the dummy convoy. It was an all-Iraqi operation. No U.S. soldiers were present.
The Iraqis were ready for a fight. |
So Iraqi soldiers are good enough for a dummy convoy. :laugh: :laugh: |
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Outshined
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Actually, anyone reading the news can see the Iraqi military had a very active role in the election security.
The elections were a big success, by the way. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9659209
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clhenry
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Actually, anyone reading the news can see the Iraqi military had a very active role in the election security.
The elections were a big success, by the way. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9659209
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And did a fine job. |
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clhenry
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...5101501373.html
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On the Streets of Iraq, Scenes of Joy and Determination
Washington Post Foreign Service
For the cooped-up children of bomb-weary Baghdad, referendum day was a winner, no matter what the final outcome.
A security ban on private vehicles, invoked to keep would-be bombers from reaching targets, had a blissful side effect: The boys and girls of Baghdad took back the streets for a day.
A boy greets a U.S. Marine with a playful gesture near a polling station in Fallujah, Iraq. With a security ban on private vehicles imposed in many places for the referendum, children were able to briefly reclaim the streets.
A boy greets a U.S. Marine with a playful gesture near a polling station in Fallujah, Iraq. With a security ban on private vehicles imposed in many places for the referendum, children were able to briefly reclaim the streets. (By Ben Curtis -- Associated Press)
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"Do you want us to tell you something?" asked Tamara Majeed, 11, when a visitor interrupted her friends as they sketched a chalk outline for tuki -- a form of hopscotch -- in the middle of a potholed street in Sadr City, a Shiite Muslim district of 2 million.
Barely waiting for an answer, the group of schoolgirls in pigtails, bows and scarves burst into song.
"Let your vote revolt," their high voices sang in a made-for-the-day anthem learned recently in school. The song continued, referring to the former ruling party of Saddam Hussein: "Don't let us down -- don't make me return to the Baathist grave."
"Latifiyah!" the growing ring of girls belted out, evoking the name of a Sunni Arab stronghold, since 2003 a bugaboo to scare children. "We won't ever be with the terrorists. . . . We will pass through Latifiyah because we are strong Shiites!"
In Baghdad's heavily Shiite, middle-class Karrada district, thousands of children spilled out onto the streets, bicycling and wobbling on roller skates down deserted thoroughfares. Two months ago, a car bomb targeting police exploded there, then a second bomb went off after children had gathered at the scene.
"We saw pieces of flesh even on the roofs of the building," said Johnnie Michael, 17, whose name reflects his Christian background.
One boy pointed out where flying glass had cut him. Another pointed to a scar on his leg left by the blast.
Faisal Mohammed, 11, said he hoped the new constitution would bring security.
"We fear the explosions," he said. "We want to go out and play." |
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