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Enigmatic Shi'ite cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr has again called for a million-man march in Iraq.

On Wednesday, April 9th, the march would mark the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Baghdad by US-led forces. Al-Sadr seeks to join all Iraq's ethnicities in a show of unity against the coalition of the increasingly unwilling, and as a rejection of signs of federalism, or sectarian division of Iraq.

'It is time you expressed your rejection of the unjust occupiers and raise your voices against them,' a message from Al-Sadr's office in Najaf stated.

Al-Sadr, in a recent interview with Al-Jazeera, rejected the idea of "liberation" because he claimed life was better under former President Saddam Hussein.

The recent cease-fire and call for peaceful demonstrations could be seen as an attempt to deescalate the recent surge of fighting; however, Al-Sadr said he supported "armed resistance" against US-led forces.

Al-Sadr has called for Million Man marches in previous years to mark the beginning of the occupation, as well as to show support for Lebanon during the July 2006 hostilities with Israel.
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Million man march in Iraq?

  • Is this the only time that they can come together? Sad if it is.
    Tomcatt
  • i'm glad someone is protesting the war. 40 years ago it would have been us (americans).
    chet_arthur
  • I love that they use an American icon like a million man march, it shows that they do know what they are doing. All the reports that the US can;t leave Iraq because they can't govern themselves is BS, just because they don;t want to be like the US doesn't mean they can't govern themselves.

    IT's time to leave once and for all from Vietnam 2
    Not_Doody
  • good job....just dont invite Farakhan! he might bring negative attention!

    get on the BUS!!!!
    okinawanmajik
  • Wow. There is something to be said for the Iraqi people if they can set aside their differences and instead of hating each other (at least for a few hours) they can just hate the U.S. ....or maybe that says more about the US?

    Either way, I hope it happens.
    cheyroze
  • I was at the first Million Man March in DC, while at Howard University. I volunteered to regester thousands of men. Me and my Dad were apart of history!
    GenevieveNixon
  • I can only pray that it doesn't turn into one of the worst bloodbaths ever witnessed. Tempers will be shorter than ever on that day.
    huntre
  • perfect chance for us to display our TRUE military might to the world! Go get em boys! Show em who's "boss"! This "march" is obviously a "terrorist" uprising or Jihad and calls for a preemptive air strike once the "festivities" begin.

    bloodbath? or how about an example of what our masters would do to US if we "march" or "protest"?
    ablindeye
  • Oddly, I wasn't including US intervention. It'd be suicidal.
    huntre

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