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To: Brumar89 who wrote (157404)	1/30/2005 11:42:17 PM
From: steve dietrich	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I think everyone expected the Shias and Kurds to turn out, the wild card has and still is the Sunnis. Nothing has changed, except that the Kurds and Shias are gaining in legitimatizing their hold on government. I still don't see a peaceful end. And you can bet Bush's "resounding success" will be followed with resounding blasts.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (157404)	1/31/2005 1:17:45 AM
From: Elsewhere	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

<Voting held in Iraq's first free election in a half-century, attacks on polling ... "Civilians and policemen danced with joy" ... By Mariam Fam, Associated Press "There was almost a party atmosphere in the streets around the BBC bureau in Baghdad, with Iraqis we met delighted at being able to cast a democratic vote." Excerpt from BBC reporters logs. Defiant Iraqis Vote in Their Millions Despite Bombs ... "spirited crowds clapped and danced at one voting station" ... Reuters> I thought I had learned that AP, BBC and Reuters are part of the evil, Bush-hating, always-negative "MSM" <g>?