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| Iraq |
| 'We will fight to the last drop of our blood' |
| 2003-02-16 |
| Yesterday's anti-war protest in Baghdad may not have been the largest in the world, but it was certainly the most heavily armed. 'We are demonstrating for peace with guns,' said Omar Kochnar, a 29-year-old Kurd carrying a machine gun. 'We will fight to the last drop of our blood.' "And it'll be a short fight, too!" Thousands, mainly middle-aged men, marched in 100-strong phalanxes down Palestine Street yesterday morning "Rhubardb-rhubarb-rhubard! Kill the monster!" Wearing an assortment of mismatched army uniforms and civilian clothes, the men hoisted banners that read 'We are going to burn down the Zionists and the US' and 'The Americans and Zionists will be defeated.' Stop it, please! My sides hurt! Any invasion will be bloody, was their message. 'We must fight until we die, all the Iraqi people,' said Riyaz. 'I wish to send a letter to Mr Bush. If he wishes to come here, he has only one solution. He must kill 25 million people; then he can take the oil from Iraq.' Hokay. But like every public display in Iraq, the protest was highly orchestrated. The marchers could neither threaten invaders nor their own government, as few of the guns appeared to be carrying magazines; even Kochnar admitted he had no bullets. "But I have a gun. Wanna see my gun? Huh huh." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #2 Gee wasn't there a Saddam Youth contingent in the parade? You ought to see these six-eight year olds in their blue tiger stripes. And then where was the Popular Army unit? This consists of 60+ men who have been chain ganged into the army-sorry volunteered. Kurd? There isn't a Kurd in Baghdad who would support Saddam, currently there are an estimated 35,000 Kurds who have been armed and trained by the US in northern Iraq. I guess these folks will also defend the holy Baath party too. Anyone taking bets on this war. My guess is tops two weeks including the clean up and show trials. |
| Posted by: TJ Jackson 2003-02-17 00:29:11 |
| #1 It's just about time to send the French army into Baghdad to teach the Iraqis the proper way to surrender. |
| Posted by: Denny 2003-02-16 17:22:25 |