"Hundreds of Iraqi Communist Party supporters marched
through Baghdad on
Saturday to mark the July 14 revolution, when army officers overthrew the
country's monarchy and declared Iraq a republic.
Unlike many Iraqi protests, which often see angry youths chanting
anti-government slogs, Saturday's Communist rally began with music and
traditional dances and ended with poetry praising the revolution and
Qassim. "The 14th of July revolution will be in the
hearts of Iraqis even after hundreds of years and the name of the leader Abdul
Karim Qassim will be held high because he was honest and sacrificed himself for
Iraqis," said Jowada Abdulkadhim, a party member." (thanks Basim)
