Friday, January 14, 2005

One Man's Democracy, Another Man's...

This NPR story suggests that US and Iraqi officials are taking steps to reduce people's mobility within Iraq as part of a security crackdown leading up to the elections. That's going to make it awfully difficult to complete the process of registering voters, and virtually impossible for candidates to campaign face-to-face, ensuring that the issues will be contested in thirty-second radio and TV ads.