Sadr Shiites protest after US raid in Baghdad (US military deny entering shrine or office)

[maddezmom]

Source: AFP

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Thousands of followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr took to the streets in Baghdad on Monday in protest at a US military operation that killed eight "extremists" near a revered Shiite shrine.

The demonstration followed an overnight raid in which US and Iraqi forces intended to capture "high-value individuals" meeting in the north of the capital, the US military said in a statement.

One Iraqi soldier and eight militants were killed during the operation near the Khadimiyah mosque, although none of the intended targets was captured, the military said.

Around 3,000 Sadr supporters filled the street in front of the shrine, waving Iraqi flags and banners and holding aloft a coffin they said contained the body of someone killed in the attack.

The US statement said that no American soldiers had entered the shrine or a nearby office of Sadr's movement, and complained of "misreporting in media."



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070430/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestdemo_070430090026

[saltpoint]

1. But...but...Ken Adelman said the occupation would be a cakewalk.

Also, when do we get to the part where the Iraqis toss roses in the path of our soldiers?

[maddezmom]

2. there is one I'm hoping to see on the DC Madam's list

http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/982

[saltpoint]

3. I would like to see him on the hungry

crocodile's list in PETER PAN.

Tick tick tick...

[Captain Hilts]

4. We haven't heard from Ken Adleman in a coupla years, have we? nt

[saltpoint]

5. Diane Rehm included him in a panel discussion not so long ago,

and fenced him in pretty good.

He sounded like a lying buffoon.

Of course, he IS a lying buffoon.

[Captain Hilts]

6. I now listen to Tony Kornheiser, then Steph Miller. I sometimes listen to Diane's repeat. nt