Aljazeera.Net - Iraqi candidates shot dead

Iraqi candidates shot dead
What the crap kind of election is this? This is absolutely NOT freedom. What are they voting on? Whose name they think looks cooler on the ballot? The candidates aren't releasing their names because they are getting killed by the insurgents. Interestingly enough, according to this article, the Islamist groups do not oppose elections in general, but do oppose elections while US troops remain in the country.
This isn't democracy; it's a farce