From: Adam 

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14179529/

"Tens of thousands of Shiites draped in white shrouds gathered in
Iraq’s capital Friday for a pro-Hezbollah rally.

The streets of the Shiite-dominated Sadr City slum in Baghdad were packed
with thousands of people for the rally, called by anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada
al-Sadr. Organizers said about 250,000 people had gathered, but the
estimate was impossible to confirm.

Dressed in white shrouds — a symbol of their willingness to die — the
demonstrators waved Hezbollah’s yellow flags and chanted “Death to Israel”
and “Death to America.”"


Thank God they're not shouting "Death to Britain" (yet).

"Although the rally was about Hezbollah, it is also a show of strength
by al-Sadr, who commands a powerful militia, the Mahdi Army, which U.S.
officials have blamed for much of Iraq’s sectarian violence. It was not
clear if al-Sadr, who lives in the southern holy city of Najaf, would
attend.

Iraqi government television said the Defense Ministry had approved the
demonstration, a sign of the public anger over Israel’s offensive in
Lebanon and of al-Sadr’s stature as a major player in Iraqi politics."


Oh so now we're going to mount a serious operation to remove the Shia
militias are we?

Sheesh.


Adam

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