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To: Harvey Allen who wrote (132394)	5/9/2004 10:02:27 PM
From: Harvey Allen	Respond to of 281500

I have yet to talk with one Iraqi who is happy with the new “flag.” So the flying of the new “flag” in front of the PUK building of Baqubah went over well -- within 24 hours a car bomb destroyed much of the building, and of course the “flag.” I have yet to see the new “flag” anywhere, aside from seeing it burned in Fallujah. Anywhere it is flown, it is promptly torn down. Nobody would dare hang one in their car. The residents of Al-Adhamiya, Baghdad, responded to the new “flag” by hanging countless flags (the real flag) all over their neighborhood. A huge version, over 20 meters long, was hung near Abu Hanifa Mosque. Smaller versions of the flag are fluttering from buildings, homes, and even paper versions are hung inside cars. The U.S. military responded by coming to the area and tearing down as many of them as possible. One was rolled over by a tank. As usual, dissent in occupied Iraq is dealt with by tanks and guns. This is the freedom. This is the democracy. blog.newstandardnews.net