Why The Delay on the Iraqi Vote Count?

While much of the media has gone mum on the vote count regarding the referendum on the Iraqi Constitution, there is this one report from Thomas Wagner of the Associated Press which has begun to turn the focus on the votes in Ninevah and Diyala; where the initial voting reports were certainly fraudulent.

But why the slower than expected vote count? Officials now say results won't be announced until "Friday at the earliest." Certainly even counting by hand, the vote totals in Ninevah and Diyala could be completed in a number of hours. I suspect the proponents of the Constitution who certainly are running the elections commission already know the results and are looking for the most sophisticated way to package those results.

What is the most despicable and most overlooked part of this story is Condi Rice's quick pushing of the notion that the Constitution had passed so that the American media and public would come to accept that as fact even before the "actual" vote could truly be determined.

Perception trumps legitimacy and truth in America. However, such misdirection is certainly being noted by the Sunnis and only serves to exaccerbate the insurgency.