We interupt the Charles and Camilla wedding to bring you a little news. BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Tens of thousands of Shiites marked the anniversary of t
April 8, 2005

We interupt the Charles and Camilla wedding to bring you a little news.

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Tens of thousands of Shiites marked the anniversary of the fall of Baghdad with a protest against American troops at the same square where jubilant crowds toppled a statue of Saddam Hussein two years ago. The protesters back radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose Mahdi Army militiamen led uprisings last year against U.S. troops before signing truces with U.S.-led forces...read on

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