‘No to America.’

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/06/no-to-america/

‘No to America.’

“More than a thousand Iraqis marched in west Baghdad on Saturday in a rare public demonstration to protest against a wall they say the U.S. military is planning to erect around their neighborhood. Carrying an Iraqi national flag and banners condemning the wall the marchers in the predominantly Shi’ite district of al-Washash chanted ‘No, no to the wall. No, no to America.’”

[daninthemoon]

1. What is the supposed purpose of the wall?

[babylonsister]

4. Rare march in Baghdad against new U.S. wall

Rare march in Baghdad against new U.S. wall
06 Oct 2007 14:51:26 GMT
Source: Reuters

By Haider Salahuddin

BAGHDAD, Oct 6 (Reuters) - More than a thousand Iraqis marched in west Baghdad on Saturday in a rare public demonstration to protest against a wall they say the U.S. military is planning to erect around their neighbourhood.

Carrying an Iraqi national flag and banners condemning the wall the marchers in the predominantly Shi'ite district of al-Washash chanted "No, no to the wall. No, no to America."

The U.S. military sparked international outrage earlier this year when it began erecting a high concrete barrier to shield the Sunni Arab enclave of Adhamiya in east Baghdad from neighbouring Shi'ite communities.

While tens of thousands of Iraqis often mass for religious festivals, a pervasive fear of violence means public protests against U.S. or Iraqi government policy are seldom seen.

"Today we are saying no to the occupiers, no to the wall and no to all these disgraceful actions," said Abu Jalal al-Saraji, one of the local tribal leaders in al-Washash in Baghdad's predominantly Sunni Arab west Baghdad.

The U.S. military had no immediate comment.

more...

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L06422114.htm

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. Well, what do they know? It's only their country...or used to be. K&R

That is until we "helped" them install "democracy".

[Crazy Dave]

3. Ahh....a new and convenient mission for the troops

As the mission always changes. Now in Bush's speeches the new benchmark for troop withdrawal will be when the Iraqis like us and agree with us :puke:

[NMMNG]

5. Amurka sure likes walls, eh?

:eyes:

[TreasonousBastard]

6. When did this happen? I grew up when the Berlin Wall...

was put up by the bad guys and signified everything we were against.

Now walls are good things?

[Wiley50]

9. Israel Built A Wall and Everyone Else Thought It Was A Great Idea

Wall on Mexican border, walls in Iraq

It's the new fascist fad

Can I interest you in a wall?

"All In All........."

[daninthemoon]

7. Even Ronnie Raygun was against walls. So, I wonder just how many

walls it will take to fix Iraq.:banghead:

[hisownpetard]

8. Sort of a pre-emptive strike, saying "Mr. Bush, Tear Down This Wall," in advance.