Iraqi Elections

Quote from an AP story Jan 31 2004:" 'This vote is for my country, not about religion' Shiite says". A recent release from Al-Zarqawi's insurgent, Islamic fundamentalist organization, said, in essence, "democracy is evil - we should be governed by the Qu'ran".

Meanwhile, in the US, Christian funamentalists are trying to return teacher-led Christian prayer to the public schools and are working to change our CONSTITUTION such that it states that the US is a CHRISTIAN COUNTRY.

The Iraqi eletions and the fundamentalists who would derail them for an Iranian-style theocracy flashes at us like a bright neon sign saying DANGER! yet a large percentage of my fellow citizens are unable/unwilling to see it, blinded by religious zeal.

So, who's the "emerglng" nation, REALLY?