Reader Haider Ajina has forwarded us his translation of a two articles and provided his own commentary on the mosque bombing that John wrote about last night. First Haider provides the translations:
The following is my translation of a headline and news published by the Iraqi Arabic newspaper "Aswataliraq" on February 23."Iraqis of Samarah start rebuilding bombed Shrine..., and demonstrate for national unity."
"People of Samarah started local campaign to clean up rubble and start rebuilding the bombed Shrine, while other residence joined a demonstration calling for national unity. The crowd chanted 'Not Sunni Not Shiite...one one national unity.' The governor of Salahudien province announced that the province had received four billion Iraqi Dinars (2,800,000 USD) from the National Government & the Sunni Endowment party to help with rebuilding efforts. Local police reported that thousand of residences have voluntarily gathered at the damaged shrine to clean up debris since sun up.
"Local police further reported that thousands of local residences formed a demonstration, which headed to city hall. Demonstrators were chanting 'Not Sunni Not Shiite...one one national unity.' The demonstration dispersed by noon with out incidents.
UPDATE: There are some reports that rogue Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr, just back from a nice little trip to Lebanon and Iran, is behind the bombings of his co-religionists. And here's this, in the Tribune:
In a sign of how the political climate has changed, Sunni leaders who have insisted that a timetable for American withdrawal be set called on U.S. forces to protect them.
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