Iraqi Shiite Pilgrims Criticize U.S.

MIKE BURN

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Wednesday, April 23, 2003

KARBALA, Iraq — Thousands of Shiite Muslims took advantage of their newfound freedom to hold a political protest Wednesday, railing at the United States as their brethren began the final prayers of a fervent religious pilgrimage that dramatized the Shiites' potential political clout.

Over a million Shiites — some ritually flailing themselves, others slashing their heads with swords — have crowded into this holy city over the past few days for a festival mourning the martyred grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.

At the anti-American protest, Shiites carried banners with messages such as "No to America, no to Israel, yes to Islam."

The demonstrators marched through the streets for an hour before dispersing.

"Saddam Hussein was evil. And so is America," said Khudayer Abbas Musawi, a 25-year-old engineering student. "America came here not to free the Iraqi people but for oil. They came to occupy, not to liberate. The Americans removed Saddam and now the Americans should leave."

Seismic Anamoly · Joined: 22 Aug 2002 Posts: 3039

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Tuesday, April 22, 2003 - Dukan, Iraq - The retired U.S. general overseeing Iraq's reconstruction was welcomed to the Kurdish-run north on Tuesday with cheers, hugs and a shower of petals 12 years after helping the Kurds break free from Saddam Hussein.

MIKE BURN

.....Hey

Kurds do not have a nationality....

...those 'welcoming' Kurds are no Iraqi's....

It's absolutely no surprise that those smugglers

enjoy their 'freedom' now.......

You should not overestimate their welcome though.

Just a friendly warning from somebody who lives with

6 million Turks in Germany, where Kurds from the militant PKK

caused a lot of trouble.... the PKK is one of the few political organizations in Germany which are officially forbidden and

considered 'a terrorist organization' and THIS for a reason!

It's absolutely funny, that CNN reports on the front page

about the 'warm welcome' of weapon lobbyist Garner...

...while he enjoys hospitality by members of one of the most dangerous Terrorist organizations in the world...........

Seismic Anamoly · Joined: 22 Aug 2002 Posts: 3039

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those 'welcoming' Kurds are no Iraqi's

They damn sure ain't livin' in Malibu, California!

What a farce of a comment.

But not surprising.

MIKE BURN

They are not.

Ask a Kurd for his passport and to which country he belongs to.

A Kurd will always answer "I have no passport and my country

is Kurdistan."

Now show me the country Kurdistan on the map.

You should try to follow some arguments, you farce

of a BB-Poster.

There is another example of a countryless population

in eastern Europe.

Show me the country "Sinti" and the country "Roma".

Waiting...........

Phil Frazier · Joined: 04 Aug 2002 Posts: 823

Kurds, Shiites and Sunni.

Seismic Anamoly · Joined: 22 Aug 2002 Posts: 3039

"Now show me the country Kurdistan on the map."

My point exactly; there ain't none. But there is an IRAQ, and they live in it.

DUHH, you "self-proclaimed encyclopaedia" (since we're throwing insults now).