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"We have definitely exceeded expectations," said Colonel Savvi Corhapi, who commanded the effort. "A month ago everyone expected all of Fallujah to boycott the January elections. Now, we are going block by block to register prospective voters and to educate them in the basics of democracy. It’s a really fulfilling, thrilling experience for all of us to be a part of."
Fouglas Deith, a Defense Department observer involved in planning the operation, was on site to observe. Mr. Deith explained how the program works.
"Well, we knew there were a lot of anti- democratic diehards in the city – you know, people who just won’t vote, not matter how good the candidates are, because, well, in their way of thinking, the whole election process is a sham full of nothing but Yankee occupation-force stooges. So first of all, we look at the old census tracts and identify those anti-democratic elements – we call them "terrorists" – and for several days we pound the hell out of their neighborhoods with artillery fire, strafing by fighter jets, and – usually last on the list – razing what’s left of their neighborhood with tank-bulldozers armed with 55-mm cannon."
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