[PeoplesRep_of_LA]

I had not heard this 2000-3000 vs million worshipers story. How reliable is that?

On this guy though; "There is no doubt we are going to cooperate with all sides and forces that have relations with the Iraqi issue," Hakim said in an interview. "Among these sides are America, Britain, the United Nations, the European Union, Arab and Islamic states."

Uh oh. This guy has gotten the Left's Talking Point. He's shrewd and he's playing ball with Europe. He needs to be kepts as far out of this as possible.

[geedee]

I heard it on Fox and Friends this morning. Then I think I read it on another FR thread as well. I'll backtrack over the threads I read today and see if I can find you a link.

On this Hakim fella . . . I liked Rummy's line today when someone asked him something about the kind of government Iraq would end up with. He said something like this . . . "If you're asking me if the government in Iraq is going to be based on fundamentalist Islam . . . That ain't gonna happen." Gotta love Rummy . . . he talks in unambiguous English. So this Hakim critter can play whatever games he wants to . . . he's just setting himself up for a big disappointment -- or worse.

[geedee]

This isn't the "exact" article I read, but it'll give you a feel for the 3000 protesters. Here's a snippet of the article. By the way, I found it interesting that this article comes from Islam-online.net.

The demonstration was no larger than a similar protest Tuesday, April 23, that drew 3,000 people, despite appeals by megaphone for pilgrims to turn up to vent opposition to a U.S.-imposed government following Saddam Hussein's ouster, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.

And further in the article, Islam-online says there was TWO million folks in Karbala! But we'll never hear all this in the mainstream press . . . there's a conservative in power.