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| Iraq |
| Iraqis rally against terrorism |
| 2003-11-29 |
| Hundreds of Iraqis have marched in the capital, Baghdad, to protest against "terrorism" and continuing violence. Standard Beeb "scare quotes," notice those weren’t there when the UN got bombed. Among the demonstrators were relatives of some of those killed in recent bombings in Baghdad and elsewhere. There was a heavy Iraqi police presence as the protesters marched through the city centre, with American military helicopters hovering overhead. "Yes to Iraq, no to terrorism," chanted protesters, who gathered at Baghdad’s al-Firdos square. Three empty coffins adorned with Iraqi national flags were brought to the rally to honour civilian victims of attacks by militants. "We demand peace," Ali Sahib, who lost his daughter in a recent suicide bombing, was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency. "We demand that all criminals, whether they are Saddam [Hussein] loyalists or al-Qaeda members, be chased and tried for their crimes against the Iraqi people," Mr Sahib added. Iraqi police and US troops kept a close watch at the rally, searching a suspect vehicle at one point but finding no explosives. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #1 I wonder if the turd bags at Al Jizz covered this. I didn't see it on any US station either. Zayed and the other Iraqi bloggers were pushing it, but since it was against the terrs I guess it was not news. |
| Posted by: Remote Man 2003-11-29 1:25:27 PM |