I was going to start by talking about the final tally on the Constitution… but the events of the past few hours has overriden that. There have been 3 explosions in Baghdad, two smaller and one massive explosion. All in full view of journalist cameras in Baghdad. Christopher Albrighton says: [The Insurgents] know how to …
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As we continue to wait for the final results I’ll point you to an article at “Back to Iraq 3.0”. He is a once-freelance now Time-affiliated reporter in Baghdad. He’s extremely familiar with Iraqi society and today has posted some interesting insight into what might or might not happen with the Constitution. His conclusion is …
The polls have closed… we await the results. No major attacks by insurgents to report… private cars have been banned from the streets. Powerlines north of Baghdad were sabotaged, causing a major blackout and loss of water… but this has not affected voting. The BBC reports that: “Turnout among Sunni Arabs is reported to be …
