To Karbala They Traveled, by Foot, Donkey, S.U.V. and Helicopter

[majorjohn]

"Millions of Shiites are making a pilgrimage to Karbala, Iraq, this weekend, despite the threat of snipers and suicide bombers."

Source:
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/11/world/middleeast/11karbala.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hp

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Besides the actual story, I think those pilgrims are definitely doing something courageous and phenomenal. They'd walk hundreds of miles for a good cause. I bet we'd travel hundreds of miles too, even if it's by foot, just to see King Bush step down from his throne, right?