Election day in Iraq. The headlines on CNN’s website are just so biased, aren’t they? The headline, “Eight more Iraqis killed on election eve” begs the reader to believe that the election process is absolutely horrid. Then, a good halfway down the article, you get to see the positive side;
In voting elsewhere, in at least 14 countries around the world, thousands of exuberant Iraqi expatriates — many of them exiles who fled Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship –have already cast their ballots. (Full story)
“It’s the greatest day in my life, the greatest feeling ever in my life,” said Montador Almosawi, who voted Friday in Southgate, Michigan, near Detroit. “My feeling is that I’m doing something for my country.”
Expatriate voting that began Friday will continue through Sunday.
More than 280,000 Iraqis registered abroad, though that figure represents only about 25 percent of those eligible to vote. The biggest group was in Iran, where 60,000 registered.
How nice of them to mention that! I just read something over on Blackfive that sums up how I feel about the media – and this particular article – very well. You’re never going to know how many insurgents we beat to the punch. You’re only going to know how many innocent lives were taken by them.
Ug.
An even better source, Iraqi Blogger Central. Jeffrey, an American, quotes and links to many Iraqi bloggers and their thoughts on the election.
I ask that you please keep our guys and the Iraqi people, who are working toward bringing their country into the present, in your prayers these next few days.
In art related business, I’ll be painting today. I’ll update my webcam status so you can stop in and watch if you’d like.
