Anti-American protestors hurl rocks at Iraqi police in Fallujah

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Fri Oct-24-03 10:05 AM
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Anti-American protestors hurl rocks at Iraqi police in Fallujah

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FALLUJAH (AFP) - More than 100 Iraqis clashed with police in Fallujah, west of Baghdad, after a giant outdoor prayer service was held in protest against US forces.

People threw stones at a wall of policemen who stopped them from ransacking the office of the US-backed mayor in this flashpoint town, an AFP correspondant witnessed Friday.

Rebuffed, the demonstrators marched down the street, shouting: "Americans be patient. Fallujah will dig your grave."

The brief skirmishes in the town, considered ground zero of the resistance by Saddam loyalists to US forces, broke out after a prayer service attended by thousands, which expressedly denounced US soldiers' conduct in Fallujah.

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saigon68

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Fri Oct-24-03 10:10 AM
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1. WINNING HEARTS AND MINDS

This sounds like fun. Maybe Wolfie can go preach to these people on how much the U.S. has helped them out recently .

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Fri Oct-24-03 10:43 AM
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2. Stoning

I saw a National Geographic special the other night about the pilgramage to Mecca.

The culmination of the Haj is the ritual stoning of three pillars that mark sites where Satan appeared.

Hadn't really thought about the origins of stoning before.

Hearts and minds indeed.

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fizzana

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Fri Oct-24-03 11:44 AM
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3. I wouldn't want to be the mayor of Fallujah

Hope he has life insurance.

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