Posted on 08/26/2007 7:57:04 PM PDT by camerakid400
TEHRAN, Aug 25 (MNA)-- Hundreds of Iraqis residing in the U.S. converged in the front of the Saudi embassy in Washington on Friday condemning Riyadh’s policy towards Iraq, Sotaliraq said on its website. With slogans “Down with Terrorism” and “Shia and Sunni Should Unite in Iraq,” demonstrators called for the immediate halt to Saudi support for terrorism in Iraq and the issuance of “takfiri” religious decrees (fatwas) by Saudi scholars.
Nazar Heydar, the director of Iraq information center in Washington and a member of the international center for campaign against terrorism, said “by this demonstration we meant to draw the attention of the world to Saudi Arabia as the real source of terrorism.”
“We believe that by issuing takfiri religious decrees and financial support of terrorist operations, Saudi Arabia is the real source of terrorism, not only in Iraq, but in the entire world. We read in the press that 50% of suicide bombers in Iraq are Saudi nationals,” he explained.
In a statement issued by Iraqi demonstrators, they called upon the U.S. to pressure Saudi Arabia to stop actions leading to the murder of innocents.
“We tried to submit a copy of the statement to the Saudi ambassador to Washington, but he refused to accept it,” Heydar noted.
(Excerpt) Read more at mehrnews.com ...
Photos of protest at:
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2007/08/iraqis-hold-rally-against-terrorism-at.html
I would feel much more comfortable if the protests were against all Islamic terrorists and not just the Sunni.
At this point, criticizing the dog’s choreography should take back seat to praising it for dancing at all.
Good news bump
These are the people we are fighting for.
What do I mean?
The US WILL survive. We might be hurt, but we will survive.
If the US is hurt bad enough, though, Islam in whatever form, including patriots and rational one such as these, won’t.
That’s the irony. We are fighting for our safety, but not for our survival. Their survival is at stake. Because when it comes down to it, no nation that has ever existed is more capable of eradicating a threat.
I still have hope it won’t come to that, but I fear it will.
Tiem to go after the Islamic terrorists.
Interesting. I just finished posting this about Iraqi refugees who aided US forces.
http://towncriernews.blogspot.com/2007/08/put-iraqis-on-southern-border.html
The Iranian 12thers are far worse than the Saudi Wahabis.
They are at each others throats, which is a good thing.:)
Me thinks they lack sincerity.
So it's indeed a huge surprise to learn that some Iraqis don't like it when they and their family members and loved ones are attacked and murdered by terrorists. Who knew?
Since the Saudis have come to own so much here in the U.S., including large shares of media companies, this will not get coverage.
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