[Revolt]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...home-headlines

The partial results came from 1.6 million votes counted so far in Baghdad and five others of Iraq's 18 provinces. The United Iraqi Alliance, which is backed by the country's most influential Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, had 1.1 million votes, and the list led by interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's list was second with more than 360,500 votes.

The figures showed the alliance leading over Allawi in all six provinces but were too small to indicate a national trend. The results came from 25 percent of the votes cast in Baghdad and partial counts from five Shiite-dominated provinces, where the Alliance had been expected to do well.

The commission has said it could take up to seven to 10 days from Sunday's election to produce full official results. So far, tallies from 10 percent of the country's polling stations have been counted, it said.

[Revolt]

Vote rigging a viturual certainty in this unsupervised election. (Same article as above):

Iraqi election officials said today they sent a team to Mosul to look into allegations of voting irregularities in Ninevah province, a largely Sunni region. Complaints have included polling stations running short of ballots, confusion over the poll locations and ongoing military operations. It was not clear how many voters were affected.

[Claymore]

Originally Posted by Revolt

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...home-headlines

The partial results came from 1.6 million votes counted so far in Baghdad and five others of Iraq's 18 provinces. The United Iraqi Alliance, which is backed by the country's most influential Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, had 1.1 million votes, and the list led by interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's list was second with more than 360,500 votes.

The figures showed the alliance leading over Allawi in all six provinces but were too small to indicate a national trend. The results came from 25 percent of the votes cast in Baghdad and partial counts from five Shiite-dominated provinces, where the Alliance had been expected to do well.

The commission has said it could take up to seven to 10 days from Sunday's election to produce full official results. So far, tallies from 10 percent of the country's polling stations have been counted, it said.

Hmm...looks like BushCo. backed the wrong horse. I wonder how they're going to un-ring the bell?

[Revolt]

Originally Posted by Claymore

Hmm...looks like BushCo. backed the wrong horse. I wonder how they're going to un-ring the bell?

I expect them to announce that they backed Sistani all the way and this is a major US victory.

[Chicago1871]

Originally Posted by Claymore

Hmm...looks like BushCo. backed the wrong horse. I wonder how they're going to un-ring the bell?

"We give our support to the people of Iraq and their choice to lead their nation into a free, and democratic future."

[Matt in the Hat]

Originally Posted by Revolt

Vote rigging a viturual certainty in this unsupervised election. (Same article as above):

Iraqi election officials said today they sent a team to Mosul to look into allegations of voting irregularities in Ninevah province, a largely Sunni region. Complaints have included polling stations running short of ballots, confusion over the poll locations and ongoing military operations. It was not clear how many voters were affected.

remind me of the last perfect election on earth, please

[Revolt]

From the NYT:

With around 1.6 million votes counted from Baghdad and five mostly Shi'ite southern provinces, the main Shi'ite block had polled more than three quarters of votes cast.
A list headed by Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi was second on around 20 percent.

Officials cautioned, however, that Shi'ites had been expected to score well in those provinces and the figures should not be seen as representative of the entire country.

``Only God Almighty knows the final figures,'' electoral commissioner Safwat Rashid told a news conference. ``We are still in the process of counting.''

[Claymore]

Originally Posted by Chicago1871

"We give our support to the people of Iraq and their choice to lead their nation into a free, and democratic future."

"Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Grand Ayatollah Sistani, supreme leader of Iraq."

oops.

[BudWiser]

Originally Posted by Claymore

"Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Grand Ayatollah Sistani, supreme leader of Iraq."

oops.

Wow is this nuts or what....

We go in to "liberate" Iraq, put in democracy, and we could...

just end up w/1,500+ dead and a Grand Ayatollah from Iran running the country?

It'd be laughable if it wasn't true....

Least we could finally get out of the country if it happens.

[speedcake]

How soon before we are ordered out and a new alliance between Iraq and Iran is announced?