And another article on the elections
Here.
Iraq used to be a place where a knock on the door could mean your death. Where the violence took place far away from reporters and TV cameras. Nobody was watching when the graves were dug.
Is Iraq safer now? Depends on how you look at it.
Someone walking out the door determined to vote next week in Iraq may certainly be in more physical danger than if he had stayed home quietly during Saddam's rule. But there's a difference in the risks, born of choice and the possibility of true freedom. Some will understand that difference, and others won't.