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WhiskeyPapa
10-16-2002, 07:52 AM
Linky (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,65656,00.html)


BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq declared Saddam Hussein the winner Wednesday with 100 percent of the votes in a referendum in which he was the sole candidate, perpetuating his two-decade reign and prompting bursts of celebratory gunfire in Baghdad's streets.Wow, 100 percent! If we could only get behind our leaders with that kind of support, look at the great things we could accomplish! :laugh2:

"bursts of celebratory gunfire" - must have been for those who wanted to vote against Sadam...
Cantacuzene
10-16-2002, 08:08 AM
The should videotape that, "WHEN DEMOCRACY GOES WILD!!!"

WATCH WHEN THIS ELECTION GOES WILD, DEMOCRACY TO THE XTREME!!!!!! VOTING HAS NEVER BEEN THIS OUT OF CONTROL!!!
faither
10-16-2002, 12:28 PM
Now this is an example of a passionate electorate...

Pictures in the paper showed people marking their ballot in their own blood.

Ahhhh, democracy in action.
sbp
10-16-2002, 01:11 PM
Unbelievably a massive surprise.
brainsmile
10-16-2002, 02:38 PM
more amazing is that they counted all those millions of ballots overnight...
johnnymk
10-16-2002, 03:48 PM
They can count?
Nija
10-16-2002, 04:00 PM
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=343254
whitak24
10-16-2002, 07:53 PM
Originally posted by Nija
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=343254
that was a funny story :heh: nice find
Nija
10-17-2002, 07:08 AM
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=68&ncid=716&e=17&u=/nyt/20021016/ts_nyt/with_only_one_choice__iraqis_give_hussein_a_new_term
Grimm
10-18-2002, 02:55 AM
Originally posted by Nija
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=68&ncid=716&e=17&u=/nyt/20021016/ts_nyt/with_only_one_choice__iraqis_give_hussein_a_new_term
Well, if 100% of Iraq supports Saddam and they all will take up arms against the US, then that means that every single adult in Iraq is a fair target. Screw war with Iraq. Either nuke it into oblivion, or leave them alone. So long as the leave Kuwait alone, leave Iraq alone. If Iraq uses a weapon of mass destruction just remove it from the map all together. US soldiers don't need to die over there.