Their 2nd general strike in a week accusing the president of failing to come up with concrete proposals to meet their demands. In a dramatic escalation of iraqs antigovernment protests crowds have torched the rainy and consummate he not java holy city for shia muslims hundreds surrounded the building lighting taia than anything else they could find while chanting iran out they accused tehran of propping iraqs government which they want replaced this is a 2nd time this month anyway and consulates has been targeted by protesters 3 weeks ago Security Forces defending at the site in karbala killed 4 demonstrators earlier we spoke to our reporter mama john john on the phone in baghdad he explained how suspicion and anger about iran have played into the protests. And there it here in the by by these thousands and our government demonstrators d that that area is far too beholden to store and powers and that among those foreign powers that are exerting too much influence in this country is the
Angle. A couple of things that made me laugh and cry over the past few days. First what made me laugh. The borders not open. That something that is peddled as a talking point. Its not t true. There are fences, their walls. Our Border Patrol agents who work on the e border. Whether Bridging Media is working overtime for the big guy. He reminds me iraqs state media back in the ay. We ed the forces and Saddam International airport. Then we cleaned the hole place of the airport. Yeah, baghdad bob would be proud of the whole provided crew. Just like the iraqi troops were clearing the airport, the biting eam is clearing the border. No problem. We ill work to remove as quickly as possible for those that do not qualify for relief under our law. We are combating the smugglers more intensely than ever before. By resting and prosecuting them. Disrupting and dismantling and seizing their properties and funds. I like how they couldnt mic it well either. Didnt want anyone to hear this. With telling
Embassy in jerusalem well get more from our washington correspondent and italys former Prime Minister. Steps down as Democratic Party leader after record numbers of voters deserted the Political Center in sundays election they flocked instead to. Endure were skeptical parties who will now have to battle it out to form a. Good to have you with us reboard coming in that a former russian spy living in england is critically ill after being exposed to unknown substance sergei screwed up ball was a refuge in britain after a spy swap deal back in two thousand and ten he was convicted. In russia of betraying russian agents to British Intelligence police have confirmed that two people a man and a woman were found unconscious on a bench on sunday in the city of solsbury both are receiving treatment and an investigation is under way to determine what caused their Condition Police gave a press conference a short while ago they say that theyre keeping an open mind about the nature of this incident
Helping a Hero, a non-profit providing support for military personnel severely injured in the line of duty, Bass Pro Shops, and Lennar, one of the nation's leading homebuilders, today broke ground on a brand new Lennar home for SGT Luis Rosa-Valentin, USA (Ret), a triple amputee injured by an explosion while on duty in Iraq. The new adapted home is part of Lennar's Sedona community in South Miami-Dade County.
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