Tuesday, August 17, 2004

"I will kill you all."
Iraqi policeman to unembedded journalists in Najaf

Only the embedded need apply. Independent journalists have been threatened by Iraqi authorities in the holy city of Najaf. If the U.S. military is crazy it will attack one of the most sacred places in Islam.

Civilians are now arriving in the city to act as human shields and protect their holy sites. Read about it here.