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Clamour in Iraq for justice over deadly US raid…

April 27, 2009
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BAGHDAD, April 27 (Reuters) – Iraqi politicians on Monday demanded that Iraqi courts be allowed to try U.S. soldiers who killed two people in a raid that the Baghdad government has called a crime.

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday denounced the raid as a violation of a security pact, the first crisis in an otherwise smooth implementation of a deal that set a deadline of the end of 2011 for a full U.S. withdrawal.

“What happened on Sunday shows the barbaric, brutal and criminal nature of U.S forces,” said Ahmed al-Masoudi, a parliamentary spokesman for supporters of anti-American Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.
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  1. Matt permalink
    April 28, 2009 11:19

    I want to see justice as well. Our government is very abusive and doesn’t care bout the country they’re occupying.

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