This is HEROIC.
Iraqi women continue joining the protests DESPITE calls for segregation from Muqtada Al Sadr and his militants.
They also launched hashtag #هي_الثورة
This is the type of energy that keeps me optimistic about the future of Iraq.
#IraqiRevolution
#العراق_ينتفض
This time last month, Moqtada al-Sadr was riding high on years of work towards being a movement leader. Today? He's just a thug. In the blink of an eye, he destroyed everything he had spent years building up.
It is past time the Iraqi government dealt with Moqtada.
#Iraq: We are alarmed at the escalation of violence in Najaf where supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr allegedly shot dead anti-Government demonstrators.
We reiterate our call on the Government to ensure the safety of peaceful protesters at all times.
http://ow.ly/OAKN50ygbNC
He is an open threat to the people. He should not be allowed back in Iraq. (He's fled to Iran.) It should be over for him.
And there won't be any real objection. He's not popular with other groups. Other leaders in Iraq will be thrilled he's gone. His supporters? They've learned to live whole years without him (he flees to Iran a lot).
He is a threat to the people of Iraq and he should not be allowed back in unless it's to stand trial.
Even facing attacks from Moqtada's thugs, the protests continue.
...without Iraqi women there is NO REVOLUTION. .NO PROTEST.. NI VICTORY...
#Save_the_Iraqi_People
#A_Free_Iraq
Poster in student protests today in Baghdad.
"The idiots still think that the revolution can be defeated."
#العراق#العراق_ينتفض #Iraq #IraqIsRising #IraqProtests #IraqiRevolution #FreeIraq2020
The school and university students in the province of Najaf, southern Iraq, protest in large numbers, chanting against Muqtada al-Sadr and his militia with blue hats.
This is the world Joe Biden created. Things might have been different if, in 2010, the people had been supported. They voted Nouri al-Maliki out as prime minister but Joe and Barack overturned their votes and gave Nouri a second term (which led to the rise of ISIS).
Joe Biden has a lot to answer for. A lot.
- $3 BILLION+ for the Bidens while @JoeBiden was VP: * $1.5B contract in Iraq for brother James * $1.5B for son Hunter from China * John Kerry's son was Hunters partner VP & Secretary Of State's family LITERALLY vacuumed up $$$ during the #ObamaAdminstration. >> @BarackObama AWOL