Unrest in Iraq Holy City, Anti-U.S. Attacks Go On

Sun July 27, 2003



KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. troops opened fire in the Shi'ite holy city of Kerbala on Sunday as stone-throwing Iraqis protested over Marines killing a man the day before.

A U.S. Marine officer told Reuters his men returned fire in self-defense on Sunday but did not know if anyone was hit. He said the man they shot dead on Saturday was carrying a weapon.

Doctors showed Reuters the body of a second man they said was shot dead on Sunday. In confused and angry scenes, Reuters journalists saw troops fire in the air to disperse the crowd.

Elsewhere, Iraqi guerrillas killed a U.S. soldier in an overnight grenade attack south of Baghdad as the deaths of Saddam Hussein's sons showed no sign of staunching bloodshed.

In a reminder that tensions are not restricted to Saddam's Sunni Muslim heartlands north and west of the capital, the Kerbala protesters said they were incensed by Saturday's killing because they believed those involved had been trying to keep the Americans out of the venerated Imam Hussein mosque.

"America is the enemy of God!" chanted dozens of mourners as they carried the coffin Haider al-Shihlawi, in his 20s, who doctors said was shot by troops in Kerbala on Sunday.

Any spread of conflict would be unwelcome to the Americans.

Five dead soldiers in 24 hours -- 10 since U.S. troops killed Saddam's sons Uday and Qusay on Tuesday -- brought the number killed by a largely unseen enemy to 49 since May 1, when President Bush told them major combat was over.

Pill popping soldiers raised on genetically modified food with added steroids, armed with the most sophisticated death weapons and survelliance technology attack old man in retro 60s leather (perhaps vinyl) jacket in land where civilization began, guarding banks while letting libraries burn.

Is there any more fitting image for a nation on the brink of transformation from freedom to fascism?

as opposed to 5 live conscientious objectors. Oh, well, if you choose to be a murderer you also must be prepared to suffer the consequences.

The american troops must leave Iraq, sure Saddam was bad, but he never ever pushed anyone around!

and he did torture and kill. But what did one expect from a CIA asset?
Criminalize the CIA and have them (the one who don't get hung for murder
and torture) get real jobs that don't deal with Drugs and other peoples blood.

"But what did one expect from a CIA asset"

Sadly, the CIA rarely get's to chose its "assets"

"get real jobs that don't deal with Drugs and other peoples blood."

Yeah, it must really suck, up here we have are own problems, our government is only going to grow pot with a 10 THC level.

Don't forget the INS, what the hell is "naturalization"?

... and even then you wouldn't know.

They are the mechanics for the corporations. And yes, I blame them.

But I hold the ones who hire them for the wetwork in even more disdain.

They have disregarded the laws of our nation and caused untold amounts of

death and terror. We need them like we need cancer.

Hey this guy was just trying to take a dip in Ude's pool and look how he's treated. Maybe if Bremer would open up Sadams pools for public lap swimming instead of reserving it for his colaltion cronies only things would calm down there. And no, showing snuff pictures of udie and his brother will not make us forget about this disaster of a war which will be the end of W.

Religion really is ruining these people's lives. I saw a report somewhere saying that Saddam hid all hsi filthy nasty stuff in mosques.

If we can't get into these 'sensitive areas' then we'll never know for sure. These lunatics start throwing rocks the minute the military come near a mosque.

Not very Christian, is it?

Why don't you go call Sean Hannity and tell him how great he is

and quit spamming here pyscop

I'd bet my house on it. See how jumpy they get when the military go near a mosque? We'll never find them cos Saddass hid them in the mosques.

But it has to be a nice one with a fenced yard and proper plumbing.
Let's see if you would put up a bond on it.
tard.