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macintologist · Jan 30, 2005, 11:08 AM

macintologist · Jan 30, 2005, 11:09 AM

macintologist · Jan 30, 2005, 11:09 AM

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FREEDOM IS ON THE MARCH

i_rooster · Jan 30, 2005, 11:46 AM

WAY TO GO!!! USA!!!!!!

Shows, if you give peace-loving people a chance they will act!

NYCFarmboy · Jan 30, 2005, 12:09 PM

awesome pics!!!!!

it is so so so so wonderful to see the Iraqi people voting.

placebo1969 · Jan 30, 2005, 12:19 PM

That picture of the woman with the tear just gets me.

This vote is historic.

ThinkInsane · Jan 30, 2005, 12:29 PM

I wish people in this country would learn a lesson from the Iraqis, and for that matte the Afghans too. These people are quite literally willing to risk their lives for something they believe is important. We take far too much for granted.

nredman · Jan 30, 2005, 01:02 PM

mitchell_pgh · Jan 30, 2005, 01:29 PM

Amazing to say the least...

Kodachrome · Jan 30, 2005, 01:32 PM

wow..amazing..awesome.

would have never expected this from how the media was saying how the election would be a disaster with 20% voting etc.

amazing and proves once again that the media (other than FoxNews of course) is not to be trusted.

spiky_dog · Jan 30, 2005, 01:53 PM

Originally posted by Kodachrome:
wow..amazing..awesome.

would have never expected this from how the media was saying how the election would be a disaster with 20% voting etc.

amazing and proves once again that the media (other than FoxNews of course) is not to be trusted.

how do these pictures disprove 20% turnout, for instance? i'm glad to see at least some instances of happy, unmaimed people voting, but to conclude that all is peachy keen from a few people with purple index fingers is illogical.

torsoboy · Jan 30, 2005, 02:12 PM

I just read that there was about a 70% turnout

... that was way higher than expected. I'm happy for them.
link

Mithras · Jan 30, 2005, 02:21 PM

Those pictures are great, thanks for them.

Originally posted by Kodachrome:
amazing and proves once again that the media (other than FoxNews of course) is not to be trusted.

I sincerely hope you are joking.

Kilbey · Jan 30, 2005, 02:22 PM

Originally posted by placebo1969:
That picture of the woman with the tear just gets me.

This vote is historic.

Me too.

This picture hit me quite hard as well. He appears quite overcome with emotion.

Kodachrome · 02:57 PM

Originally posted by spiky_dog:
how do these pictures disprove 20% turnout, for instance? i'm glad to see at least some instances of happy, unmaimed people voting, but to conclude that all is peachy keen from a few people with purple index fingers is illogical.

today's events are historic for all people of the Middle East and wherever democracy & freedom is loved.

you go on and pout though, it shows your true colors.

SimpleLife · Jan 30, 2005, 02:56 PM

Originally posted by Kodachrome:

today's events are historic for all people of the Middle East and wherever democracy & freedom is loved.

you go on and pout though, it shows your true colors.

spikey_dog is still right, unfortunately. We can't rely on that one election. But it is certainly a nice thing to see.

Let's hope this will keep on improving. The future is far from certain and challenges abound from inside and outside.

The most challenging part will be in exercising democracy once the U.S. coalition will be out. Remember that this country has known terribly bloody carnages throughout its history, and it's culture is still strongly clan-based outside of the main cities.

UNTeMac · Jan 30, 2005, 05:39 PM

I was grinning uncontrollably at the countless stories on Google news about this. It's good day in Iraq and they've needed one for awhile. Hopefully we can ride the momentum of this election right out of that country.

eklipse · Jan 30, 2005, 05:51 PM

zigzag · Jan 30, 2005, 05:54 PM

I'm really happy for those who were able to vote. This is why I supported the overthrow. I remain dismayed by the administration's execution, but I applaud President Bush's willingness to take action.

Let's just hope this leads to better, rather than worse, days ahead.

NYCFarmboy · 06:46 PM

NYCFarmboy · Jan 30, 2005, 06:52 PM

An Iraqi girl carried her mother's voter registration papers in Sadr City, a neighborhood in Baghdad.

A voter's finger was marked, a measure to prevent fraud.

An Iraqi woman cast her vote in a classroom that was used as a polling station in Baghdad's Karada neighborhood.

The streets of Baghdad were full of children playing soccer.

Curios Meerkat · Jan 30, 2005, 07:02 PM

Originally posted by NYCFarmboy:

Kilbey · Jan 30, 2005, 08:35 PM

Originally posted by Curios Meerkat:
Originally posted by NYCFarmboy:
[img]http://www.blogsforbush.com/images/voteiraq.jpg[img][img]http://keepheadup.air-nifty.com/top/Pepsi-thumb.JPG[img]

I don't understand the connection? They are both female? Happy?

NYCFarmboy · Jan 30, 2005, 08:58 PM

Originally posted by Kilbey:
I don't understand the connection? They are both female? Happy?

I think he was joking about the pseudo-Pepsi like logo behind the voter.

Curios Meerkat · Jan 30, 2005, 09:22 PM

pseudo-Pepsi like?

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I apologize for the bad photoshop job...

IceBreaker · Jan 30, 2005, 09:35 PM

Originally posted by Kilbey:
Me too.

This picture hit me quite hard as well. He appears quite overcome with emotion.

agreed. wow.... awesome day for Iraq.

Kilbey · Jan 30, 2005, 09:43 PM

Originally posted by Curios Meerkat:
[B]pseudo-Pepsi like?

[img]http://www.blogsforbush.com/images/voteiraq.jpg[img].[IMG]http://img188.exs.cx/img188/360/voteiraq23it.jpg[IMG].

I apologize for the bad photoshop job... [B]

No apology necessary. I was quite blind to that background. It is remarkably similar.

Krusty · Jan 30, 2005, 10:05 PM

Hopefully better days are in store for Iraqis. They've known little but brutality and death for a few decades now. Ironically, these are the same Iraqi people that many have suggested we simply bomb into the stone age in our quest to root out the insurgency. The same people who are "inherently violent" because they are Muslim. These images should be a wake up call to both the pro-War and anti-War crowds.

To the anti-War crowd (myself included): Now that the old regime is toppled, shouldn't we have some optimism for the possibility that this could be the beginning of of better decades ahead for Iraq than they've known in a generation?

To the pro-War crowd: Does the humanity depicted in these photos not underscore the depth of the tragedy at Abu Ghraib, at Fallujah, and all over Iraq where people just like these have been snuffed out, maimed, or made homeless in droves (according the the Iraqi Ministry of Health .. "coalition" and Iraqi National Guard forces are responsible for nearly twice as many civilian casualties than the insurgency in the last 6 months of 2004 .. even as insurgent action spiked).

Meh... enough moralizing. Here's my photoshop

Sir Arthur Dent · Jan 30, 2005, 11:39 PM

Originally posted by Kilbey:
Me too.

This picture hit me quite hard as well. He appears quite overcome with emotion.

Looks to me like he's about to sneeze.

NYCFarmboy · 12:16 AM

NYCFarmboy · Jan 31, 2005, 12:07 AM

NYCFarmboy · 12:29 AM

i know thats alot of pics to post and apologies to those on dial up but it has just been such a special day for all of humanity...

Yes I know some in here are making snide remarks but I also know that deep down they know that at least today we can all agree a step forward was made for the Iraqi people.... so this is for the Iraqi people, it was such an honor to watch the vote today.... you have given a gift by your vote today to everyone who cares about freedom and liberty all over the world.

Amazing day... this is one for the history books.

CD Hanks · Jan 31, 2005, 05:55 AM

Awesome sight indeed.

macintologist · Jan 31, 2005, 06:15 AM

Why don't we do that purple finger thing in America? That way no one has to worry about multiple registration fraud and such.

Silky Voice of The Gorn · Jan 31, 2005, 07:01 AM

Better still, why can't we learn from the Iraqis and hold our elections on a friggin' SUNDAY? More turnout, no?

Salah al-Din · Jan 31, 2005, 07:37 AM

Originally posted by eklipse:

dcmacdaddy · Jan 31, 2005, 09:02 AM

Originally posted by UNTiMac:
I was grinning uncontrollably at the countless stories on Google news about this. It's good day in Iraq and they've needed one for awhile. Hopefully we can ride the momentum of this election right out of that country.

Exactly. Let's do all we can to help their fledgling democracy get off the ground and then BRING OUR TROOPS HOME!

f1000 · Jan 31, 2005, 09:22 AM

Originally posted by dcmacdaddy:
Exactly. Let's do all we can to help their fledgling democracy get off the ground and then BRING OUR TROOPS HOME!

Iraq could very well devolve into a bloody orgy on par with Cambodia if we leave prematurely.

To paraphrase one injured soldier at Walter Reed, "If we don't stay the course, then it'll be my cousins and nephews who'll have to go back in ten years from now."

BoomStick · Jan 31, 2005, 09:27 AM

The base here in my city is uparmoring many of the 53,000 M113 armored vehicles that are to be given to the new Iraqi army and police to use to drive the insurgents out.

Kilbey · Jan 31, 2005, 09:58 AM

Originally posted by Sir Arthur Dent:
Looks to me like he's about to sneeze.

Nice first post dick.