It seems as if waving the magic election wand hasn't worked as advertised. BBC NEWS reports

A senior Iraqi official has said the government is incapable of managing prisons, hours after an attempted jail break left at least nine people dead.

Deputy Justice Minister for Prisons Bhushu Ibrahim Ali said the authorities lacked the technical and financial capacities needed to supervise prisons.

But before you get your muttering naboo of negativity of a self all worked up and whatnot, remember that freedom and democracy are messy things.
posted by Idle Crank at 12/28/2005 07:17:00 PM