Related: Occupation Iraq: Rigged Election
"Sunni leader alleges fraud in Iraqi vote in key province" by Kim Gamel, Associated Press | February 5, 2009
BAGHDAD - A senior Sunni tribal leader claimed yesterday to have hundreds of documents proving fraud in weekend elections in Anbar province, escalating a crisis that has threatened to reignite violence in the former insurgent stronghold....
Yeah, if you complain about getting ripped off you are ESCALATING a CRISIS -- so just SHADDUP, will ya?
"Maliki's party gains victory in Iraqi provincial elections; Seen as reward for security gains; must be verified" by Tina Susman and Monte Morin, Los Angeles Times | February 6, 2009
BAGHDAD - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's party scored a sweeping victory over rival Shi'ite Muslim groups in provincial elections as voters rewarded him for security gains and rejected other Shi'ite parties' overt religious leanings, according to results released yesterday.
That's the COVER-UP NARRATIVE the Zionist MSM is going to feed you.
They have NEVER STOPPED LYING about Iraq.
See: Occupation Iraqi: Meet the New Boss
The results, which still must be verified by international and national observers in a process expected to take weeks, were read at a crowded news conference in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone five days after voting took place. Although the election was peaceful, a suicide bombing hours before the results came out killed 16 people and underscored Iraq's volatility, particularly in areas where Sunnis, Shi'ites and Kurds are vying for dominance.
Oh, what a SHOCK, huh?
Maliki's alliance won the most council seats in Baghdad and in the crucial Shi'ite southern province of Basra, an oil hub that had been dominated by the rival Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council. Though Maliki's Dawa Party and SIIC both have strong Islamic leanings, Maliki had pushed an antisectarian message during the campaign that won over many Iraqis. The Dawa Party's slate was named Enforcing the Law for the purpose of the election, reinforcing Maliki's image as a strong man who could bring security to the country....
Didn't they HAVE THAT with Saddam?
Last Saturday's vote was aimed at revamping provincial power structures....
I'm sorry, reader, did you say rigged vote?
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Yesterday's attack occurred in the city of Khanaqin in Diyala province. Khanaqin sits on the border of Diyala and the semiautonomous Kurdistan region. Last summer, Iraqi security forces and Kurdish troops nearly came to blows in Khanaqin after Maliki sent soldiers there to push out Kurdistan forces who for years had secured the mainly Kurdish city. After weeks of tension, a deal was struck to allow Kurdish forces to return to Khanaqin.
See Occupation Iraq: Israel's IEDs and related links, readers, for WHO is RESPONSIBLE for the violence -- and keep that in mind as you read the Zionist War Daily's accounts!!
In Khanaqin, police Colonel Azad Essa said the bomber struck inside the Abu Dilshad restaurant. Officials said the diner was crowded with civilians, many celebrating the peaceful provincial election. Unlike the last provincial election in 2005, when more than 40 people died in bombings, shootings and mortar strikes, nobody was killed in election-related attacks Saturday.
This ALL STINKS, folks!!
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And now it REALLY REEKS!
BAGHDAD - Candidates endorsed by anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr will appeal the results of last weekend's election results in Baghdad and other Iraqi provinces because of alleged voting irregularities, a spokesman said yesterday.
The allegations are among a chorus of questions raised by Shi'ite religious parties and Sunnis about the outcome of provincial elections, in which allies of Shi'ite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki won a sweeping victory.
"There are huge differences between results announced by the electoral commission and the figures we have from our observers in some provinces," said Tahir al-Kinani, spokesman for one of two candidate lists backed by Sadr. Kinani told reporters at a news conference that the candidates were appealing the results in the provinces of Baghdad, Najaf, Maysan, and Qadisiyah.
The election results have been heralded as an endorsement of Maliki's crackdown on extremism and violence that followed the 2003 US-led invasion. Those results, which must be certified, put Maliki in a strong position ahead of parliamentary elections later this year.
Sadrist-backed candidates were tied with a Sunni group for a distant second in Baghdad behind Maliki's coalition, according to preliminary results released Thursday. Elsewhere, Sadrist-backed candidates finished well behind Maliki and the religious-backed Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, which maintains ties to both Iran and the United States.
I'm sorry, readers, but THIS ELECTION STINKS!!
I NO LONGER believe in elections anywhere!
Sadr, who lives in Iran, lost much of his clout last year when government forces routed his militia from strongholds in Baghdad and Basra. His movement did not field candidates under the Sadrist banner but endorsed lists of nominal independents.
Honestly, I'm getting sick of the Zionist lies and hack jobs on Sadr.
Members of Maliki's Dawa Party issued a statement heralding the generally peaceful elections and calling on all those elected to work together. "We call for everyone to cooperate with each other to take responsibility for the running of their . . . provinces," the statement said.
Election stealers say the same thing in every country!
In the days after the elections, tension mounted in some areas where early returns leaked by political parties led to allegations of irregularities....
Translation: they spoke before we had a chance to put out the rigged results.
The elections came as Iraq has enjoyed a steep decline in violence, though there are daily reminders of dangers that face Iraqis and US troops.
Translation: because the MSM don't mention it, violence is down.
Yesterday, a roadside bomb targeting an Iraqi police convoy east of Baqubah, 35 miles northeast of Baghdad, killed one and injured two others, said an Iraqi police official. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because was not authorized to release the information.
Also, the US military said an American soldier died of a noncombat-related injury near the northern Iraqi city of Balad Ruz. A US statement said the soldier died Friday but gave no further details. The latest fatality brings to at least 4,238 the number of US military members who have died in the Iraq war since it began in 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
All for a LIE, America! Shouldn't you hang the SOBs who told the lies?
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