Friday, February 25, 2011
Wisconsin governor envies Iraq
Over there the government is allowed to gun down any protesters it chooses. And if events continue along the current path, the government of Maliki of Iraq may choose a whole lot of them in the days ahead.
Thousands marched on government buildings and clashed with security forces in cities across Iraq on Friday, in the largest and most violent anti-government protests here since political unrest began spreading in the Arab world several weeks ago. (Scroll down for photos)Doesn't it make you proud to see how well the Iraqis have taken to democracy.
In two northern Iraqi cities, security forces trying to push back crowds opened fire, killing six demonstrators. In the capital of Baghdad, demonstrators knocked down blast walls, threw rocks and scuffled with club-wielding troops.
The protests, billed as a "Day of Rage, were fueled by anger over corruption, chronic unemployment and shoddy public services.
"We want a good life like human beings, not like animals," said Khalil Ibrahim, 44, one of about 3,000 protesters in the capital Baghdad.
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