From a blog called Life in Baghdad come some thoughts on the voting.

Personally, I very much do want to vote, but up to this moment I have not decided whether I actually will. I think I’ll wait till the elections day, see how things will go and decide then. My family is afraid of voting and are asking me not to go fearing for my safety, but as I said, I have not decided yet.

He elaborates on his quandry:

But what if everyone thinks like me, Which means no one will vote and the elections will fail. Then I should vote to prevent that. But will my decision really have to do with that of any other? The answer is no (I forgot what this case is called in the probability theory – I think it was that my decision and that of any other is mutually exclusive). If this is the case, then I can ‘not vote’ since this will not affect the decision of others, and being one person whose decision ‘not to vote’ will not affect the whole process, then it’s safer not to vote. Problem solved. Unfortunately, I am still not convinced :(

And winds down the internal debate:

One thing you don’t know about me, is that I can keep on with such an argument for ever, but luckily for you, I will not.

He also posts a mini Iraqi voting guide.

Interesting musings from inside of Baghdad.

UPDATE: For lots more on the elections from inside of Baghdad, check out Friends of Democracy, “Ground Level Election News from the People of Iraq.” (hat tip: BlackFive)