than-expected turnout during registration, all stressed the importance of the election for Iraq's future. Some had come from as far as Madrid and Northern Ireland, others from just down the road. Each one had a story to tell. "We want a free, stable Iraq and to have our voices heard," said Nesam Georgis, an interpreter from the Assyrian community in Ealing. "We've never experienced this before -- we would never have had this chance under Saddam Hussein." --SP 1926 Local Time 1626 GMT
