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To: Alighieri who wrote (265276)	12/20/2005 9:35:54 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576110

Early voting results announced by Iraqi electoral officials on Monday, with nearly two-thirds of the ballots counted, indicated that religious groups, particularly the main Shiite coalition, had taken a commanding lead. The secular coalition led by Ayad Allawi, the former prime minister, had won only meager support in crucial provinces where it had expected to do well, including Baghdad. Without knowing how they categorize "religious groups" and "non-religious groups", the whole discussion seems a waste of time. I'll bet most Iraqis want a "Muslim" state, as opposed to a secular state. Running under a "religious" platform can have hugely varying meanings, most of them not all offensive to western values. Merely stating that "Iraqi law should be in alignment with Muslim values" = you are in a religious political group. Whoop de do. Virtually every Muslim in Iraq is going to agree with that approach. There is nothing wrong with "religious political groups" (whatever that may mean) winning all the seats in Iraq, as long as they have another election in four years and let whoever wants to run run. That's the problem with Iran - the mullahs only allow likeminded politicians to run for office, anyone interested in changing the definitions of Islamic Republic to something more modern is banned from the race.