Monthly Archives: January 2005

Some Just Voted for Food

By Dahr Jamail | Inter Press Service | Published: January 31, 2005

BAGHDAD, Jan 31 (IPS) – Voting in Baghdad was linked with receipt of food rations, several voters said after the Sunday poll. Many Iraqis said Monday that their names were marked on a list provided by the government agency that provides monthly food rations before they were allowed to vote.

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EYEWITNESS: BAGHDAD

By Dahr Jamail | The Sunday Herald | Published: January 30, 2005

Violence continues to plague Iraq’s capital on the eve of the election, but still some residents are determined to vote. By Dahr Jamail As violence continues unabated in the lead up to the elections, hope continues to drive many here who fully intend to vote in spite of the daily car bombs and fierce street [...]

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Hollow Election Held on Bloody Day

By Dahr Jamail | Inter Press Service | Published: January 30, 2005

BAGHDAD — An overnight rocket attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad that killed two Americans and injured four others set the tone for the election Sunday. By the end of the day at least 29 people had been killed in attacks on polling stations and voters. An hour after polling stations opened at 7am, [...]

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Some See Hope, Others Civil War

By Dahr Jamail | Inter Press Service | Published: January 27, 2005

BAGHDAD — Some Iraqis are hoping for a new unity following elections Jan. 30, but others seem convinced that existing divisions will increase, leading possibly to civil war. While hundreds of thousands of Kurdish people are traveling from northern Iraq to Kirkuk to vote, many families in Baghdad are leaving the city in fear of [...]

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