Iraq president urges UN to review poll date

[Barrett808]

Iraq’s president urged the United Nations on Tuesday to look into whether the country should go ahead with its scheduled Jan. 30 election despite violence that could scare voters away from the polls.

“Definitely the United Nations, as an independent umbrella of legitimacy ... should really take the responsibility by seeing whether that (timing) is possible or not,” Ghazi al-Yawar told Reuters in an interview.

Iraq’s interim government and their American allies have repeatedly said that the vote would not be delayed but Yawar said the elections would fail if a raging insurgency kept a significant number of Iraqis away from voting stations.

“Definitely the United Nations, the party who is independent, who cannot be threatened or intimidated and who is credible in the international community, should really stand up for their responsibilities and obligations by saying whether that is possible or not,” he said, speaking in English.

“On a logical basis, there are signs that it will be a tough call to hold the election.”

Insurgents have been targeting leading politicians, election workers and Iraqi security forces ahead of the polls.

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[fertilizeonarbusto]

1. Well

obviously this towel-head does not know that the UN is corrupt, effete and irrelevant. Only what the Chimperor wants matters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Honestly! *end sarcasm*

[bemildred]

2. The occupation is considering it's options.

None of them look too good. Keep an eye out for the new
story line on Iraq in the next few weeks. Which among the
available debacles will be selected as least damaging? Whose
ass will be salvaged at the expense of which other people?
Will they try to ram the election through, even if the only
voting occurs in the Green Zone? Or will a new level of candor
be forced about the requirements for the occupation to stay?
Or will negotiation begin on a exit strategy, under the table?

[LynnTheDem]

3. Iraq's president calls the bush regime not "credible"

Anyhoo of COURSE YA CAN'T hold legit elections -excuse me, POLLS- under an OCCUPATION and during a frigging WAR.

DUHHHHHHHHHHHH.