Iraqis hold poster of Iraq's Muqtada al-Sadr during a massive protest in Sadr City, Baghdad, against PM Maliki, Thursday, 27 March 2008 (click here)
Shi'ite radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has called for a political solution to the crisis that has led to fierce fighting between his followers and Iraqi forces in Baghdad and southern Iraq.
In a statement released Thursday in the holy Shi'ite city of Najaf, Sadr said he wants everyone to pursue political solutions and peaceful protests and a stop to the shedding of Iraqi blood.
However, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki vowed to continue the military offensive in Basra "to the end" with no negotiations or retreat....
What the heck is the Iraqi government thinking? They are acting in gross contempt of the democratic principles being called for, there is no reason to kill people. Democracies are not built when people are murdered by their own governments. The people aren't the issue, the puppet government of Bush is the issue. The killing needs to stop. There simply is no reason for it. This is outrageous !
...Shortly afterwards, Iraqi authorities imposed a three-day curfew in Baghdad in a bid to contain violent clashes that have left more than 100 people dead....
Protesters Shut Down Army, Navy Recruiting Offices (click title to entry)
About 20 Macalester College students are taking part in a demonstration outside neighboring Army and Navy recruiting offices on the U of M's East Bank, a move that has effectively shut down the businesses for the day....
What happens if Baghdad fails to meet these benchmarks? (click here)
What happens is that the Iraqi government doesn't get their billions of USA money anymore and there will be a troop reduction. That's what will happen.
And there is no way the Iraqi Benchmarks are close to being met. The Iraqi government are attacking their own people, shutting off food and water (Just like Saddam did in 2002 causing the death of 50,000 Iraqis in an uprising after he attempted to starve them to death.) forcing them into greater hardship and taking advantage of that hardship by sending in troops to kill them. Sounds like Saddam all over again, if anyone asks me.
Iran and Russia won't get involved because to do so would INSURE George Walker Bush a third term in office due to the provisions of the Patriot Act. It's going to be up to the nations of the region to stop the attacks on these people.
