UPDATE 4 - Iraq's Elections.
This is a rushed post. These are the latest news from Iraq and its "elections". I will start with a very important piece of info first. 1) The Iraqi army has encircled Adhamiya and closed all the neighborhood entries and exits... The official government version is to help curtail the spread of "armed groups planning "terrorist activities..." The people of Adhamiya say, on the other hand that they are being "punished" for having voted exclusively for the secular and nationalist list of Al-Iraqiya. 2) Very strong explosions were heard in the Shaab neigbhorhood, in Tujar street. No further information was given. 3) On the election front, a partial result representing an average of 30% of total votes, shows that and as expected Maliki's State of Law Coalition is leading in the Southern provinces and that Al-Iraqiya of Ayad Allawi is leading in the "predominantly Sunni" provinces in the Center of the country. As for Northern Iraq,...