Thousands of armed volunteers paraded in northern Iraq Tuesday in defiance of U.S. threats to invade Iraq to oust President Saddam Hussein. Chanting "No Peace, No Surrender," waves of men and women in military fatigues and carrying assault rifles took part in a parade for government-sponsored Jerusalem Army militia in Mosul, 230 miles north of Baghdad. The marchers, who all completed several weeks of military training, carried pictures of Saddam and Iraqi flags. They filed past the Iraqi leader's number two, Izzat Ibrahim, vice chairman of the ruling Revolutionary Command Council, who attended the parade along with other senior officials. Iraq says the Jerusalem Army has seven million volunteers, for whom it sees a key role in urban areas in the event of a U.S. invasion.
Sammy still thinks he's going to fight WW1 again. We aren't. |