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Iraq: New protests break out in Sunni heartland
Associated Press ^ | Dec 26, 2012 8:32 AM EST | Qassim Abdul-Zahra

Posted on 12/26/2012 8:36:34 AM PST by Olog-hai

Thousands of Iraqi demonstrators massed in a Sunni-dominated province west of Baghdad Wednesday, determined to keep up the pressure on a Shiite-led government that many accuse of trying to marginalize them.

It was the third major protest in less than a week in Anbar, Iraq’s largest province, once the heart of the deadly Sunni insurgency that erupted after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. …

The demonstrations follow the arrest last week of 10 bodyguards assigned to Finance Minister Rafia al-Issawi, who comes from Anbar and is one of the central government’s most senior Sunni officials. The case is exacerbating tensions with Iraq’s Sunnis, who see the detentions as politically motivated. …

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iran; iraq; missionaccomplished; religionofpeace; waronterror
I remember back in the earlier days of the Iraq war that Hillary insisted that the Shi’ites were our allies in that region. Does this woman ever say anything truthful?
1 posted on 12/26/2012 8:36:39 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

“I remember back in the earlier days of the Iraq war that Hillary insisted that the Shi’ites were our allies in that region. Does this woman ever say anything truthful?”

Has satan EVER told the truth?

LLS


2 posted on 12/26/2012 8:42:49 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (A child is born in Bethlehem KING of KINGS)
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To: LibLieSlayer

Well, when he told God that he was “going to and fro in the earth, and … walking up and down in it” (Job 1:7 and 2:2), that was probably truthful, although deliberately vague.


3 posted on 12/26/2012 8:52:26 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Point taken... maybe hidebeast tells the truth when someone asks her what time that it is.

LLS


4 posted on 12/26/2012 8:58:57 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (A child is born in Bethlehem KING of KINGS)
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To: Olog-hai

Point taken... maybe hildebeast tells the truth when someone asks her what time that it is.

LLS


5 posted on 12/26/2012 8:59:05 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (A child is born in Bethlehem KING of KINGS)
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To: Olog-hai

Point taken... maybe hildebeast tells the truth when someone asks her what time that it is.

LLS


6 posted on 12/26/2012 8:59:05 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (A child is born in Bethlehem KING of KINGS)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

No worries, the Obama administration has always supported peaceful demonstrators, such as those in Iran. /s


7 posted on 12/26/2012 7:12:49 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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