Iraqis march today, chanting "Get out, occupier!"

[Ino]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20070409/iraq

BAGHDAD — Tens of thousands draped themselves in Iraqi flags and marched peacefully through the streets of two Shiite holy cities Monday to mark the fourth anniversary of Baghdad's fall. Demonstrators were flanked by two cordons of police as they called for U.S. forces to leave, shouting "Get out, get out occupier!"

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"The enemy that is occupying our country is now targeting the dignity of the Iraqi people," said lawmaker Nassar al-Rubaie, head of al-Sadr's bloc in parliament, as he marched. "After four years of occupation, we have hundreds of thousands of people dead and wounded."

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Col. Steven Boylan, a U.S. military spokesman and aide to the commander of all U.S. forces in Iraq, praised the peaceful nature of the demonstration, saying Iraqis "could not have done this four years ago."

"This is the right to assemble, the right to free speech -- they didn't have that under the former regime," Boylan said. "This is progress, there's no two ways about it."

I'm flabbergasted at the spin! Not all "demonstrations" against US occupation are so "peaceful".

[dairydog91]

1. Oh boy...

We removed Saddam and gave them the freedom to engage in sectarian warfare. Hold me while I sob with joy.

[bdamomma]

2. we need to get out now.

[Swamp Rat]

3. Steven Boylan should move his whole family there since it is so great.

asshat!

[Missy M]

4. It's unbelievable that the U.S. military spokeman....

praised the demonstration because it's peaceful. We gave them the right to assemble, etc is what he stresses. They are telling us to leave and we are the enemy, yet the spokesman calls it progress. That's as bad as what McCain had to say. They are all crazy.

[Norquist Nemesis]

5. Saw a three second clip of the demonstrators on the local news

this morning. The first thing that struck me was there were no signs/banners in English. Now, before I'm taken to task along the lines of "that's because they're Iraqis, stupid!", think about the clips we've seen from other areas where thousands are shown protesting. I'm always amazed at the number of signs/banners that are in English.

[Javaman]

6. Moron* here's your way out!! take it! take it!!!

"the people have spoken blah blah blah, we are redeploying out"

sigh, if only moron* had the brains and shit out of his eyes to see the golden platter before him.

:(