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To: michael97123 who wrote (154698)	12/23/2004 12:28:36 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I could be wrong, but I believe our forces are more determined than the forces that would deny civil rights and democracy in Iraq. As for the rest of your post.......I agree. A poll in Iraq indicates that the people are aware of and interested in the upcoming election. M Options By: Muhammed Abdul Jabbar al-Shabbout As-Sabah newspaper has released a poll made on its website recently. The poll said that most of 1317 readers participated in it have put political agenda as the first criteria for voting to candidates. The paper had asked: would you base, in voting, on political agenda or sectarian nature, party, ethnic or else? The answer came as follows: 65% said they would vote on political agenda, 12,6% preferred sectarian nature, 4,02% opted the party identification, 13,36% chose the ethnic list and 5,01 were of other various options. Results of the poll affirmed that the majority prefers political agenda instead of other options concerning ethnic, party or sects. Hence, Iraqi voter looks for political view and is not led mechanically into the party, sect or ethnic trends. This means that majority of Iraqis have liberated off inherited traditions of ethnic or sectarian loyalty, which are not rejected options rather than being rare in democratic process that supposes other influences. Anyhow, it is high level position for the Iraqi voter and puts big tasks on the candidates' burden, one of which is addressing the voter through the political agenda not through ethnic, sectarian, religious or tribal influences. A large number of candidates and lists reflect many programs and political views, while other traditional loyalties would not embody the political views rather than inherited traditional loyalty. It is worth mentioning that large number of lists and candidates though it is a positive sense does not reflect variety in political agenda, whereas many names, titles and general trends of political views have similar sense that nod to other influences away off political views.