"BAGHDAD / NAJAF (ANS) -- Tens of thousands of Christians have fled Iraq where fierce battles raged Tuesday August 17, between American forces and the Mahdi Army militia of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, a government official confirmed. (Pictured: From left, President Ghazi al-Yawer, PM Iyad Allawi, Deputy PM Barham Saleh, Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, former member of the governing council. Source: Voice of America). "
Just let me tell you guys this. I didnt see it. I was there ok?
I don't tend to trust Human things without seeing it myself....especially in Iraq....
Wow. I'm impressed by your links tragic as they are. The article I read confirmed the huge exodus by Christians, out of fear, from Iraq. They are subject to threats and violence that is clearly religiously motivated.
Though I very much support the war in Iraq, I am very afraid of whether the new government will be religiously tolerant.
If there is a non-Islamic constitution guaranteeing religious freedom and equality, there is hope that these kinds of acts will be controlled by the government once they are able to control the violence.