BASRA, IRAQ: An Iraqi policeman seaches a cyclist close to a polling station 29 January 2005, in the southern city of Basra. Iraq battened down the hatches, and braced itself for the final onslaught promised by insurgents intent on sabotaging the country’s first democratic elections in decades set for tomorrow. AFP PHOTO/ESSAM AL-SUDANI (Photo credit should read ESSAM AL-SUDANI/AFP via Getty Images)