Iraqis Begin Voting as Insurgents Call Election Satanic
Insurgents denounce the ballot as a satanic project while soldiers patients and prisoners vote on Monday three days before the general population amid detonations and violence. About 250000 detainees and inmates cast ballots. 90 percent of eligible detainees participated. Abroad 1.5 million expatriate Iraqis start two day voting in 15 countries as U.S. and Iraqi officials warn of rising violence ahead of the polls.