Iraqi Shiites show massive support for Hezbollah

[ProSense]

Iraqi Shiites chant 'Death to Israel'

By MURTADA FARAJ, Associated Press Writer
6 minutes ago

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Hundreds of thousands of Shiites chanting "Death to
Israel" and "Death to America" marched through the streets of Baghdad's biggest Shiite district Friday in a massive show of support for Hezbollah in its battle against Israel.

No violence was reported during the rally in Sadr City. But at least 26 people were killed elsewhere in the country, most of them in a car bombing and gunbattle in Mosul in the north.

The demonstration was the biggest in the Middle East in support of Hezbollah since Israel launched its attacks against the guerrillas in Lebanon on July 12. The protest was organized by radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose political movement built around the Mahdi Army militia has been modeled after Hezbollah.

Al-Sadr summoned followers from throughout the Shiite heartland of southern
Iraq to converge on Baghdad for the rally but he himself did not attend.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060804/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

[Toots]

1. Mission Accomplished

Pretty hollow slogan now I guess.

[ProSense]

2. Iraq’s New Freedom on Display

Iraq’s New Freedom on Display: Hundreds of Thousands Chant ‘Death To America’

Before the Iraq war, Bush officials repeatedly heralded the transformative effect that a liberated Iraq would have both for the U.S. and the Middle East:

BUSH: Acting against the danger will also contribute greatly to the long-term safety and stability of our world. … A liberated Iraq can show the power of freedom to transform this vital region by bringing hope and progress into the lives of millions. (2/26/03)

CHENEY: Should all ambitions be realized, the implications would be enormous for the Middle East, for the United States, and for the peace of the world. (8/26/02)

WOLFOWITZ: The stakes of building a peaceful, prosperous Iraq that treats its own people decently and is at peace with its neighbors, the stakes are enormous. … That kind of an Iraq, I think, could be a real force for peace and prosperity and progress throughout the Middle East. 12/4/02)

Your new Iraq:

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http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/04/iraq-chant

[Vinca]

3. How must the families of dead soldiers feel when they witness this?

How can any of them continue to support the war? If I were in charge I'd tell the troops to pack their jammies 'cause they're coming home now.