December 28, 2005
It would almost be funny…
…If it weren’t so pathetic.
U.N. Official: Iraqi Elections Credible
A United Nations official said Wednesday that Iraq’s recent elections were credible and there was no justification for a rerun of the vote that gave a strong lead to the Shiite religious bloc dominating the current government.
In violence Wednesday, an inmate in a Baghdad prison grabbed an assault rifle from a guard and opened fire, killing eight people, police said. One American soldier was injured in the attempted prison break, the U.S. military said.
Usually they wait until the second half of the story to downplay good news with talks of violence. Apparently, the idea that even the UN thinks* the Iraqi elections were legitimate is such good news that they must counter it immediately.
As Larry Elder says, you should always read and watch the news defensively. That goes for everything, including what you read from sources you agree with, even if that includes me.
*Note: I take anything I hear the UN say, especially regarding election credibility, with a grain of salt. I consider the UN to be only slightly more credible than Jimmy Carter in evaluating whether elections are legitimate.
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