Once Saddam Hussein is deposed, the awakening of a new democracy in the Middle East will mean many changes. For instance, a newly free Iraq may want to fly a new banner. Last week, we asked you, our readers, to send us prospective designs, along with explanations of their meanings. The results are beautiful and inspiring, like any good flag should be, while also respecting the tenets of Arabic and Islamic heraldry. Here are the finalists and with an American intervention on behalf of the Iraqi people just days away, not a moment too soon.