This statement, reportedly from Zarqawi, is worth repeating:

“We have declared a bitter war against the principle of democracy and all those who seek to enact it…Candidates in elections are seeking to become demi-gods while those who vote for them are infidels. And with God as my witness, I have informed them (of our intentions).”

And so is this statement, from Michael Moore last year:

“The Iraqis who have risen up against the occupation are not “insurgents” or “terrorists” or “The Enemy.” They are the REVOLUTION, the Minutemen, and their numbers will grow — and they will win.”

Here’s more on those minutemen:

“Insurgents in a town in central Iraq made a gruesome billboard threat to behead Iraqis who take part in next weekend’s elections, warning they will use ink thumb prints to be issued at polling stations to target voters. The graphic poster, showing a headless body with its’ thumb covered in ink, was pasted next to campaign materials in the town. All voters will have a thumb marked with a visible UV ink – which will remain on the skin for 48 hours – to prevent repeat polling.”

Minutemen.