April 08, 2004
TNS Article Posted: US Crackdown vs. Shi'ite Demonstrations
Eyewitnesses report unprovoked attacks by US forces against otherwise peaceful demonstrations in two predominantly Shi'ite Baghdad neighborhods, contradicting official US accounts. Read "Following Violent Crackdown on Protests, Anger Rules Shi'ite Streets" by Dahr Jamail, published by The NewStandard.
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