Massive Shiite protest planned in Iraq; more battles possible

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Source: McClatchy Newspapers

Massive Shiite protest planned in Iraq; more battles possible
Leila Fadel | McClatchy Newspapers

last updated: April 03, 2008 08:58:37 PM

BAGHDAD — Firebrand Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al Sadr on Thursday called for a massive demonstration against the "occupation" of Iraq on April 9, which would coincide with the fifth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad and come just after U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker are to testify to Congress about progress in Iraq.

As Sadr called for a million people to converge on the Shiite holy city of Najaf in southern Iraq, he also warned the government of Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki to purge the security forces of members of the Badr Organization, the military wing of the rival Shiite Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, and of Sunni Baathists.

"Some entities in the Iraqi government are trying to put us between drawing swords and degradation," Sadr's statement said. "That is why I say as the Imam Hussein said, 'Never will we be subservient.' "

Maliki, back in Baghdad after a week of directing an Iraqi security forces offensive against Sadr's Mahdi Army militia in the southern port city of Basra, promised to "liberate" Sadr's strongholds of Sadr City and Shoala in the capital.

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1. Ah, I see he's a "Firebrand" again today.

And "occupation" is in quotes.

[Stuart G]

2. More battles? I thought everything there is much improved, just ask Mc Insaine..

[Gonnuts]

3. They have more balls than we do ...

We're the ones who should have a Million-Man-March! But noooooo, not this pampered cowardly country.

It's over folks - all this bullshit bantering when we should of been tearing fucking bricks out of the White House.

Russia protested bush. This past 5th year anniversary of the war had a pathetic turn-out, pathetic - and that's what everyone of you fucking ass-wipes are - pathetic. YES - I'm blaming you!

Oh, it's congress, it's this or it's that - in the mean time these cretins keep pissing on our legs and tell us it's raining and we bitch and moan and do everything but get in their God-damn faces and tell them where they can stick their "free-fucking-speech zones"!!!

The 5th anniversary of the fall of Baghdad is this week - you know "Mission Fucking Accomplish"! How do you plan on spending it? Bitching and moaning? Maybe calling some schmuck at your fucking representatives office (again)? Why don't you just masturbate into a God-damn melon for all the fucking good it will do!

Why not do something creative - STRIKE! Physically go to your reps office - sit in their office till they ACT! If they won't let you see them sit in the halls till they have to carry you out! The time is long past for massive civil disobedience! Bastille Day anyone?