An estimated 10-12,000 angry protestors, according to eyewitnesses, marched through central Baghdad chanting âWe will not sell our countryâ and condemning the US presence in Iraq with signs that read âNo to occupationâ. The demonstrations, unheard of during Saddamâs 24 years of repressive rule,
| They were mandatory in Sammy's 24 years of repressive rule â just that you had to be in support of him. Where the hell was Jazeera? |
came following the first full Friday prayers since the fall of his regime, with hundreds of thousands of worshippers flocking to mosques across Iraq. Leading Muslim clerics denounced the presence of US and British forces in the country, galavanising Iraqis frustrated at the slow restoration of basic services like water and power in the aftermath of the US-led invasion of Iraq.
| The usual holy men whipping up the faithful. We all noticed what a fine job they did at whipping up the faithful to throw out a repressive dictatorship. They couldn't get rid of Sammy. We got rid of Sammy. How do they expect to get rid of us? |
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