Did the shoe cause rebellion at Baghdad's July 14 Bridge?

Dandelion Salad

By Mohammed al Dulaimy
McClatchy Newspapers
12/17/2008

This article is adapted from the Inside Iraq blog, written by the Iraqi staffers of McClatchy in Baghdad.

BAGHDAD — The square in front of the July 14 Bridge in Baghdad is closed by troops several times a day. The bridge leads into the American-controlled Green Zone. On the square, not far from the Green Zone, lie the offices of the president and the head of the biggest parliamentary bloc. Official convoys come and go all day long.

In the many times that I have been at that square, no one has ever objected to soldiers closing off the road while some official’s convoy passes by. We all turn off our cars and sit there and wait.

Wednesday, however, was different. I couldn’t believe my eyes.

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The horns of tens of cars were loud. Angry drivers yelled at soldiers. Not even when the soldiers brandished their rifles at the cars would the drivers stop. There were shots in the air, but the vehicles continued on. The military saw, for the first time I think, mass anger for blocking roads.

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via McClatchy Washington Bureau | 12/17/2008 | Did the shoe cause rebellion at Baghdad’s July 14 Bridge?.

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