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Thread #102362   Message #2073790
Posted By: GUEST,dianavan
11-Jun-07 - 12:56 PM
Thread Name: BS: Are there any voters left in Iraq?
Subject: RE: BS: Are there any voters left in Iraq?
More pertinent to this discussion is:

"Individual governorates inside Iraq are becoming overwhelmed by the needs of the displaced," said an UNHCR spokesperson, Jennifer Pagonis. "At least 10 out of 18 governorates have closed their borders, or are denying access to new arrivals."

As a result, many refugees are taking refuge in shanty towns, and almost half of them are not receiving the state-subsidised rations that enable most Iraqis to feed themselves."

and this:

"The number of Iraqis taking refuge in other countries continues to climb, with 1.4 million in Syria, 750,000 in Jordan, 80,000 in Egypt and 200,000 in the Gulf region."

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article2640418.ece

Makes you wonder how many Iraqis will be able to vote in this newly founded democracy?