Insurgents were providing security at some polling places

dutchdemocrat

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Fri Dec-16-05 12:04 AM
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Insurgents were providing security at some polling places

Turnout Strong in Iraqi Elections... and insurgents were providing security at some polling places

Turnout Strong in Iraqi Elections
Reports of Violence Isolated as Insurgents Suspend Attacks, Encourage Voting
By Ellen Knickmeyer and Jonathan Finer
Washington Post
Thursday, December 15, 2005; 3:30 PM

<...> 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.

SNIP

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/15/AR2005121500228_pf.html

These are the IIA

http://siteinstitute.org/bin/articles.cgi?ID=publications122505&Category=publications&Subcategory=0

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Silverhair

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Fri Dec-16-05 12:06 AM
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1. If true, this is a very good development.

I am still hopefull that somehow Democracy will come to Iraq despite all the mess.

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dutchdemocrat

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Fri Dec-16-05 12:16 AM
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5. I think it has a better chance

If the Americans just fucking pull out before they do so much damage it will ignite. Just GET out and let the Iraqis lose the Jihadis coming in from Saudi and elsewhere.

I wonder which 'foreign' fighters they mean in the statement though.

Because the IIA is notorious for killing US soldiers using IED's and executing hostages.

I am having trouble believing what I read more and more though - in the MSM. Especially the Post.

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tuckessee

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Fri Dec-16-05 12:19 AM
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6. It's a desperate, last ditch effort by the Sunnis

to stave off a Shi'ite theocracy.

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Kagemusha

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Fri Dec-16-05 12:10 AM
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2. The domestic insurgents wanted the Sunnis to vote, yeah.

For all the good it'll do them. The process has been good. The results will not likely match.

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Itchinjim

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Fri Dec-16-05 12:12 AM
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3. Back in the twenties,

Al Capone's henchmen would "provide security" at Chicago polling places. Just to make sure that everyone voted the "right" way, don't you know.

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OrangeCountyDemocrat

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Fri Dec-16-05 12:15 AM
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4. Maybe We Can Bring Them Here....

For our Diebold elections.

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