At 07:50 AM 10/16/02, Robert Seeberger wrote:
>http://reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=worldnews&StoryID=1582418
>
> Iraqi President Saddam Hussein won 100 percent of votes in a referendum for
>a new term in office, official results showed on Wednesday.
>Saddam's top deputy Izzat Ibrahim, reading official results at a news
>conference in Baghdad, said turnout was also 100 percent in Tuesday's
>referendum.
>
>Nearly 12 million Iraqis were eligible to answer a simple "Yes" or "No" for
>another seven-year term for Saddam, who has ruled Iraq for 23 years through
>the tight grip of the military and police.
>
>The authorities had urged voters to turn out in force to show massive
>support for Saddam in the face of U.S. threats of military action and
>President Bush's declared desire to remove him from power.
>
>The United States has dismissed the vote and said it lacked any credibility.
According to news reports, last time he got only 99.96% of the vote. Guess
he eliminated the opposition after that . . .
--Ronn! :)
I always knew that I would see the first man on the Moon.
I never dreamed that I would see the last.
--Dr. Jerry Pournelle
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