I'll let "heart" give you the good news:
They did it! Iraq is forming new government!, Hurray!
Okay. I can't contain myself . You guys do know that Saddam tried his hardest to eliminate Kurds from the face of the planet right? .. Now, the man that Saddam tried to kill. The man who represents the people that he tried to exterminate...has the title of [President] Jalal Talibani, Kurdish leader, Peshmerga fighter...is now the PRESIDENT OF IRAQ!!! WOW!!! HOW COOL! ((1)
But this is just a first step
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CBC News: Huge crowds rally in Iraq against occupation
Iraqis raise effigies of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, Saddam Hussein, center, and U.S. President George W. Bush, all wearing chains, nooses and orange jump suits during a rally in Baghdad, Iraq Saturday, April 9, 2005. The demonstration overflowed Firdos Square, where protesters pulled down a towering statue of Saddam Hussein two years ago to the day
Tens of thousands of Iraqis wave flags of Iraq during a rally in Baghdad, Saturday.
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CBC News: Huge crowds rally in Iraq against occupation
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - Tens of thousands of followers of a radical Shia cleric marched through Baghdad Saturday, demanding the end of the U.S.-led occupation on the second anniversary of Saddam Hussein's ouster. In the largest anti-American demonstration since the invasion began, the supporters of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr streamed into Firdos Square, where the statue of Saddam was toppled two years ago.
Waving Iraqi flags and chanting slogans against the occupation, they placed three effigies representing Saddam, U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair on a pedestal, then knocked them down. "I do not accept having occupation forces in my country," protester Ali Feleih Hassan, 35, told the Associated Press. "No one accepts this. I want them out. They have been here for two years, and now they have to set a timetable for their withdrawal."
One group of protesters burned a U.S. flag, while others acted out scenes of abuse that U.S. soldiers carried out in Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, captured in photographs that shocked the world. Another 5,000 protesters rallied west of the capital in Ramadi, demanding an end to the occupation.
Update [2005-4-10 19:10:37 by lawnorder]: Great link for pics
BELLACIAO - Massive "End the Occupation" Protest in Baghdad Dwarfs the "Saddam Toppled" rally: Photos - Collective Bellaciao