Thousands join campaign to expel U.S. embassy from presidential palace

[sabra]

Source: Voice of Iraq

Muthanna, Apr 23, (VOI) - More than 350,000 Iraqis have joined the campaign launched by the Iraqi Umma (Nation) party to expel the U.S. embassy from the presidential palace in the green area, while the party extended the campaign's deadline to May 2, an official from the Umma party said on Monday.

The Umma party, headed by legislator Methal al-Alousi, called for expelling the U.S. embassy from its headquarters in the presidential palace in Baghdad for it represents a symbol of Iraq's sovereignty, and carried out a national campaign to collect signatures in support for this campaign.

"The number of Iraqis who so far have joined the campaign reached 350,000," Fareq Hadi, a party senior member, told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI) over the phone.
The official expected that the number would exceed one million by the date set for the end of the campaign.

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Hadi also pointed out that the campaign faced some difficulties in Iraq's provinces as some parties opposed it.
Umma party has only one seat out of the 275-member-parliament.

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[xultar]

1. I agree. We have no business in their palace. Just replaced one maniac for another.

[mod mom]

2. Absolutely, but what do you expect from a man who annoited himself king.

[VegasWolf]

11. Calling bush a maniac is really unfair to maniacs. nt

[Robbien]

3. Oh come on. We are occupying the country, of course we get the palace

What, Iraqis feel that the Iraqi palace belongs to them?

How silly.

[Lasher]

12. This is such a load of crap.

I'm sure we allow plenty of Iraqis to enter the palace as our servants. And I'll bet we're giving them a whole dollar each and every day, apiece!

[Lasher]

4. What about a campaign to expel us from their country? Go for it!

Oh wait. I think that's what a lot of the killing is about. Except that instead of signatures they use IEDs to blow us up.

Oh well, better hurry up and finish that fortified US city within Baghdad. Once we have bankrupted the US treasury in part to build it, the Iraqis will ask us to move out of there also, thank you very much.:mad:

[RaleighNCDUer]

5. Interesting. Does anybody know if the Presidential Palace predates

Saddam? Is it the traditional residence of the president, or is it just another of Saddam's palaces? If the former, it would be equivalent to someone invading us and moving into the White House, and deciding that it would make a real good embassy. Even if it was built by Saddam, was it presented to the nation, and the world, as "The Presidential Palace" or as "Saddam's Residence"?

[Roy]

7. If it's in Iraq, it belongs to Iraqis... IMHO

[peacetalksforall]

6. Isn't it the Imperialist Green House and no longer the Palace?

[jwirr]

8. Don't they understand that our palace/base isn't ready yet?

Once that is built they will get their tiny palace back. :sarcasm:

[rodeodance]

9. just the IMAGE of the US (as king) in their Place has to be telling to them!! You would have

thought that the PRESS. et all would have thought of that.

I have other stuff on this----it has been an ongoing irritant to many Iraqi!!

[saigon68]

10. Here is the King

[Lasher]

13. Hey, what a great photo op!

Junior should rush over there right now with a plastic turkey and get his picture took on the throne of the imperial palace.

[fooj]

14. But...but...they WANT us there.

:grr: That's the bs they keep feeding the sheeple.