Iraqi Reaction
The Mesopatamian:Behold the Iraqi people; now you know their true metal.From Free Iraqi:
This is my Eid and I felt like a king walking in his own kingdom. I saw the same look of confidence and satisfaction in the eyes of all people I met. As I left one of the gurads said to me as he handed me back my cellular phone,"God bless you and your beloved ones. We don't know how to thank you. Please excuse any inconvinience on our part. We wish we didn't have to search you or limit your freedom. You are heroes" I was struck with surprise and felt ashamed. This man was risking his life all these hours in what has become the utmost target for all terrorists in Iraq and yet he's apologizing and calling us heroes. I thanked him back and told him that he and his comrads are the true heroes and that we can never be grateful enough for their services.From Iraq the Model:
I walked forward to my station, cast my vote and then headed to the box, where I wanted to stand as long as I could, then I moved to mark my finger with ink, I dipped it deep as if I was poking the eyes of all the world's tyrants.Blogger Democracy in Iraq has changed the name -- to Democracy in Iraq (is Here!):I put the paper in the box and with it, there were tears that I couldn't hold; I was trembling with joy and I felt like I wanted to hug the box but the supervisor smiled at me and said "brother, would you please move ahead, the people are waiting for their turn".
Yes brothers, proceed and fill the box!
These are stories that will be written on the brightest pages of history.
I am very tired, but I am at peace, something I havn't felt in this regard before. I am happy to report that I found very few people during my post-voting trip through Baghdad who had not voted. I even got a few to "convert" and go out and vote. When confronted with the fact that staying away from voting was futile, some who had opposed the election relented, and went and made their mark.From Hammorabi:Even now, I have no idea who is going to win, but it really isn't important. It is enough for me to know that our new government won't be the result of a sham election, that it will be the will of the people.
Today we hit back in the heart of the terrorists and the tyrants!Today is the day in which the souls of our martyrs comforted!
Today those who were killed in Iraq or wounded among our friends from the USA and other allies, who helped us to reach this day, are with us again to inscribe their names with Gold for ever!
Today we challenged the killers and terrorists and foot on them with our shoes!...
God bless Iraq and America.
Blog post #4440 in category
Iraq
posted 30 January 05
Truly superior bloggers that reference Iraqi Reaction:
» A Wonderful Day In Iraq
from Say Anything:
Here's something you wouldn't have seen had America and its allies not liberated Iraq. AP - Watched by her daughter and an election official an Iraqi woman votes at a polling station located in a school in the town of Abu Al Khasib on the southe... [Read More]
Tracked on January 30, 2005 12:58 PM
» A Wonderful Day In Iraq [Say Anything]
from Ace of Spades HQ:
Here's something you wouldn't have seen had America and its allies not liberated Iraq. AP - Watched by her daughter and an election official an Iraqi woman votes at a polling station located in a school in the town of... [Read More]
Tracked on January 30, 2005 12:59 PM
» Iraq votes
from Ramble Strip:
And finally, God bless President Bush. If it brought me joy to watch the footage of the women voting, and the elderly man who cried as he put his ballot in the box, and the people dancing in the streets, I can only imagine what the President felt. If I... [Read More]
Tracked on January 30, 2005 11:34 PM