"The mark of freedom" . . .

. . . is what one Iraqi ex-pat living in Austrailia called his ink-stained finger after voting in the first free election his homeland has had in 50 years.

Foxnews just ran a tape of Iraqis at one of the polling locations here in the U.S., applauding as each vote is cast.

And Florida Cracker has a selection of photographs from around the world.