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Sadr supporters burn US flag in protest at Vice President Bidens visit to Iraq
[Beirut Daily Star: Region] A fiery protest marked the start on Friday of US Vice President Joe Biden's visit to Iraq, with supporters of the Shiite anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr burning the Stars and Stripes. Biden met General Ray Odierno, the top US officer in Iraq, and Christopher Hill, Washington's ambassador in Baghdad, who briefed him on the military and political situation, three days after a major US troop pullback.Posted by: Fred 2009-07-04 |
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