Tag: driving ban

As much as the administration likes to talk about the “free and democratic” Iraq, you see stories like this and really know how bogus that claim is: Iraq’s prime minister imposed a daytime driving ban in Baghdad and in the province where Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed by American bombs, fearing insurgents will seek to […]

Visions of Ohio have come to Iraq as we start to hear about problems from the polling places. Ishaki, Iraq — Less than two hours after polling stations opened Saturday morning, potential voters in the Sunni town of Ishaki were convinced the Iraqi government had rigged the referendum in favor of Kurds, Shiites and Iran. […]