The Thinker's Perspective

"A few young thinkers spoke about the upcoming elections today. One guy, a Christian but don't ask me whether he's Catholic or Orthodox, said he believes Iraqis are tired of being ruled by religious parties. For this reason, he predicts Allawi and Mutlak will win the most votes in March. Another guy, a Muslim but don't ask me whether he's Sunni or Shiite, said he believes the recent car bombs came from Iran, who wants to scare the Shiites into voting the religious list. For this reason, he predicts a big win for the Shiite Alliance led by Ammar Al Hakim. They did not seem to think that Ayad Jamaleldin has much of a chance. "But Ahmad Chalabi is in the Shiite Alliance group," said one. "God can't extract him from this place.""
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