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2010-06-20 Iraq

Police in Basra open fire on demonstrators

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Posted by Steve White 2010-06-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 If we lost electricity, it wouldn't occur to me to take to the streets to protest...

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#2 Some western suburbs in Chicago lost power for two days after a storm earlier this week. Not a single riot as far as I know, though some people did have to fire up the Weber and grill a lot of meat ...

Posted by Steve White 2010-06-20 14:02|| 2010-06-20 14:02|| Front Page Top

#3 If we lost electricity, it wouldn't occur to me to take to the streets to protest...

The Basra Provincial Council has had a lot of issues since its inception. It was intended to be the Western ideal of a secular, nonpartisan provincial government. Judging by past news reports, what it's ended up being is a circus of political inexperience, vulnerable to predations from both Baghdad and local Shiite power-brokers. They've tried to curb corruption, to the displeasure of both and their attempts at secularism (like permitting alcohol sales) have upset the latter.

I suspect the demonstrations were called by the Shiite leadership. "Community organizing" at its finest donchaknow.

Posted by Pappy 2010-06-20 14:50|| 2010-06-20 14:50|| Front Page Top

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