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Iraqis around Iraq and around the world blog about this day of freedom.
All pics are via Iraq of Tomorrow of the voting process taking place. They are randomly placed.
Radio Blogger has many photos and commentary on Iraqi polls in El Toro, California with a cameo appearance of fellow blogger and Radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt
Iraqi blogger Husayn of Democracy in Iraq has cast his ballot and shares his experience on his blog Democracy in Iraq. Congratulations Husayn.
Ali Fadhil of Free Iraq express his thoughts
I'll race even the sun to the voting centre, my Ka'aba and my Mecca. I'm so excited and so happy that I can't even feel the fear I thought I would have at this time.
Fayrouz, an Iraqi in Dallas is on a journey to the polls, as well in the states and is keeping up with the updates of the election in Iraq
Abbas Kadhim of *Calling It Like It Is has some answers to questions asked about the election.
Lady Bird of Baghdad Dweller is on her way to the polls and she would like an explanation from Time Magazine.
Sam at Hammorabi has been waiting a long, long time for this historic day.
Ahmed of Life in Baghdad asks the ultimate question: “To vote or not to vote?”
But what if everyone thinks like me, Which means no one will vote and the elections will fail. Then I should vote to prevent that. But will my decision really have to do with that of any other? The answer is no (I forgot what this case is called in the probability theory – I think it was that my decision and that of any other is mutually exclusive). If this is the case, then I can ‘not vote’ since this will not affect the decision of others, and being one person whose decision ‘not to vote’ will not affect the whole process, then it’s safer not to vote. Problem solved. Unfortunately, I am still not convinced :(Did he vote or not find out here
Hear are some Photos via Cigars in the Sand of the polls and votings lines forming just a few hours into this election day.
Dilnareen of Kurdistan Bloggers Union KBU voted and explains what the ink on the finger is really about
Whos' to be the first to vote is decided over at Neurotic Iraqi Wife's blog and says the ink is a mark of freedom.
You were the first registrant, you cant be the first voter as well". I kept pushing him,lol (can u imagine the scene). Two grown ups fighting for who to be first in line, then out of the blue,a young polling staff member said I wanna be first. <...> Most of all, EYES were exhausted searching in the massive crowds for the marked fingers, frowning if they dont see that mark, The Mark of Freedom......
Friends of Democracy will air live Iraqi election coverage on C-SPAN Sunday, January 30, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. The show will be professionally produced in Washington D.C.'s National Geographic studio, and will include a studio audience. The event will also be live-blogged here on this page.
If you don't receive C-SPAN in your area, you can watch the program on their live Web cast
Update
Iraq the Model have return from the booths and are blogging on their experience.
We had all kinds of feelings in our minds while we were on our way to the ballot box except one feeling that never came to us, that was fear.
We could smell pride in the atmosphere this morning; everyone we saw was holding up his blue tipped finger with broad smiles on the faces while walking out of the center.
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It was hard for us to leave the center but we were happy because we were sure that we will stand here in front of the box again and again and again. Today, there's no voice louder than that of freedom.
So far a 72% turnout but expected to be higher.
