39_day_of_iraq_self_rule_after_us_led_war August 2004 01 + 38_day_of_Iraq_self_rule_after_US_led_war 040805 ... 5 April 2004 * a_wrong_war_in_21k * Invasion & Occupation in Iraq from 20 Mar 2003 to "actual" and "Physical" date of Cut_and_run ( TBD ) 040725 * a_point_in_time * 040805 ... 5 August 2004 39_day_of_iraq_self_rule_after_US_led_war 040805 ... and whence_old_Saddam_regime_is_better_than_new_Iraq Franks_US_forces_could_be_in_Iraq_for_5_more_years... 040805 ... a "point" "I hoped that the Iraqis would immediately rise up and become part of the solution," 040805 ... 5 August 2004 Rebel Cleric Calls for Uprising as Clashes Erupt in Najaf http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/05/international/middleeast/05CND-IRAQ.html AGHDAD, Iraq, Aug. 5 — The radical Shiite cleric who has twice tried to seize control of Iraq, Moktada al-Sadr, called for a national uprising against American and coalition forces today as a two-month truce between Mr. Sadr and the United States military collapsed 040805 ... Yahoo! Search News Stories - Cleric's militia battles coalition, leaving 16 dead - at MSNBC (Aug 5, 2004) - Fierce fighting erupts between coalition troops, Shiite militia in Iraq - AFP via Yahoo! News (Aug 5, 2004) - Allies Back U.S. Stand on No Concessions to Iraq Kidnappers - Reuters via Yahoo! News (Aug 5, 2004) - Mortar Blasts Hit Central Baghdad - Reuters via Yahoo! News (Aug 5, 2004) - Fighting Flares in Najaf, Shiite Areas - AP via Yahoo! News (Aug 5, 2004) - U.S. Says Sadr Militia Breaks Najaf Cease-Fire - at The Los Angeles Times (reg. req'd) (Aug 5, 2004) - Rebel Cleric Calls for Uprising as Clashes Erupt in Najaf - at The New York Times (reg. req'd) (Aug 5, 2004) - Al-Sadr Militiamen Battle Allied Forces - AP via Yahoo! News (Aug 5, 2004) - Clashes Threaten to Reignite Shi'ite Rising in Iraq - Reuters via Yahoo! News (Aug 5, 2004) - Iraq survey group ignores Scarlett's WMD 'nuggets' - at The Guardian (UK). (Aug 5, 2004) - U.N. Says Iraq Force Is Stalled - at The Washington Post (reg. req'd) (Aug 5, 2004) - In Iraq, 4 Pawns And Many Players - at The Washington Post (reg. req'd) (Aug 5, 2004) - Iraqi Fighters Shoot Down U.S. Helicopter in Najaf - Reuters via Yahoo! News (Aug 5, 2004) - U.S. Helicopter Downed in Najaf Fighting - AP via Yahoo! News (Aug 5, 2004) - Security Forces Battle Insurgents In Northern Iraq - at The Washington Post (reg. req'd) (Aug 5, 2004) - US helicopter downed over Najaf - at BBC (Aug 5, 2004) - Fighting Flares in Iraq's North - LA Times via Yahoo! News (Aug 5, 2004) - Three dead, chopper downed in Najaf as British face "jihad" threat - AFP via Yahoo! News (Aug 5, 2004) - Civilians killed in Mosul crossfire - at The Guardian (UK). (Aug 5, 2004) - Iraq suicide bomber kills five, US troops clash with militia in Najaf - AFP via Yahoo! News (Aug 5, 2004) - Fierce Clashes in Iraqi Holy City of Najaf - Reuters via Yahoo! News (Aug 5, 2004) - Car Bomb South of Baghdad Kills at Least Five - Reuters via Yahoo! News (Aug 5, 2004) 040805 what's it to you? who go blather from