[lonevoice]

I don't want to register at WA POST to read the full article. Could someone explain just who is saying Iraqis are insulted by the new flag and what is the basis of the so-called insult?

[pt17]

Check your FRmail.

[antaresequity]

Washington Post can be accessed using:

username: "username"
password: "password"

You do not need anything else but this.

[boxerblues]

"In interviews in several Baghdad neighborhoods, a variety of residents expressed strong negative reactions to the flag, which was reproduced in most daily newspapers. In particular, people objected to the pale blue color of the crescent and stripes, saying it was identical to the dominant color in the flag of Israel, a Jewish state. "