Thousands protest against Allawi in Iraqi city...

[Halliburton]

NASSIRIYA, Iraq, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Thousands of Iraqis in the southern city of Nassiriya called for the fall of Prime Minister Iyad Allawi and set fire to the local office of his political party on Wednesday.

The demonstrators, enraged by military action against Shi'ite rebels in the sacred city of Najaf, screamed "down, down Allawi" and "Allawi you coward, you American agent".

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/GEO142275.htm

[Joanne98]

1. But, but, but the Iraqi face isn't our problem

It's Iraqis fighting Iraqis. Bush is a saint. BARF

[enough]

2. Amazing that this story made it out through the news blockade. (nt)

[hatrack]

3. Well, it is Reuters - hence the lack of Kobe/Lacy/Lori/Scott

Click back to MSNBC - there, isn't that better? Look, shiny automobiles and attractive young people demonstrating specific brand-name products. You are getting sleepy, very sleepy . . .

[hadrons]

11. WHAT!!! Thousands protest against Kobe in Laci's city???

that's how the sheepe will process this

[Racenut20]

4. My, that is amazing

I had MSNBC on for 3 hours and never saw this. As a matter of fact, Iraq had no news stories.
Just terra terra terra, and those evil Democrats attacking Congressman Goss for being a right wing Nutcase.

Incidently, his seat in Congress will probably be taken by former Senator Mack's son. Connie the 4th or some number.

[MichiganVote]

5. What? No Scott Peterson?

[rawstory]

6. Fuller Reuters story:

Thousands of Iraqis in the southern city of Nassiriya calling for the fall of Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, have set fire to the local office of his political party.

The demonstrators are enraged by military action against Shiite rebels in the sacred city of Najaf.

They have screamed: "Down, down Allawi" and "Allawi you coward, you American agent".

They have held up posters of Moqtada al-Sadr, the firebrand Shiite cleric whose militiamen have been challenging US and Iraqi forces in Najaf for seven straight days.

Nassiriya is one of the seven cities where the Shiite uprising has erupted in the past week - the biggest challenge to Mr Allawi's interim Government since it took over from the US occupation authority in late June.

The bloodiest fighting is taking place in Najaf, where US helicopter gunships and warplanes have pounded rebel positions.

Any harm to holy sites in the city would enrage millions of Shiites in Iraq and other countries.

[Union Thug]

8. Wait.. thousands protesting.. holding pics of al-Sadr?

I thought he was some marginalized radical cleric whose support came only from a few armed evil dewars patrolling the slums.

Dissonance.. dissonance.......

[lottie244]

7. He's toast. It's just a matter of time.

The more Iraqis we kill, the more he will be hated.

BRING THE TROOPS HOME!!!

[catmandu57]

9. I'd protest too

if the mayor of a neighboring city came here and tried to tell me what to think.

[denverbill]

10. Why doesn't the media ever report on all the good news from Iraq?

Why do they hate America so?

Instead of reporting on that kid that got a candy bar from an American soldier, the danged media has to scour around and dredge up bad news just to make our glorious leader look bad.