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"Protests on anniversary of Saddam's fall
By Mussab al-Khairalla
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of followers of a rebel Shi'ite cleric have marched in Baghdad to denounce the U.S. presence in Iraq and demand a speedy trial of Saddam Hussein on the second anniversary of his overthrow.
Chanting "No, no to the occupiers", men loyal to cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Saturday streamed from the poor Shi'ite district of Sadr City to Firdos Square in central Baghdad where Saddam's statue was torn down two years ago, in a peaceful show of strength.
The square and side streets were quickly packed with crowds waving Iraqi flags and brandishing effigies of Saddam, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and U.S. President George W. Bush.
"No America! No Saddam! Yes to Islam!" many chanted. One group of demonstrators burned an American flag."
MSN
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"Protests on anniversary of Saddam's fall
By Mussab al-Khairalla
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of followers of a rebel Shi'ite cleric have marched in Baghdad to denounce the U.S. presence in Iraq and demand a speedy trial of Saddam Hussein on the second anniversary of his overthrow.
Chanting "No, no to the occupiers", men loyal to cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Saturday streamed from the poor Shi'ite district of Sadr City to Firdos Square in central Baghdad where Saddam's statue was torn down two years ago, in a peaceful show of strength.
The square and side streets were quickly packed with crowds waving Iraqi flags and brandishing effigies of Saddam, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and U.S. President George W. Bush.
"No America! No Saddam! Yes to Islam!" many chanted. One group of demonstrators burned an American flag."
MSN
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